David Stanton
Question:298. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the procedures to be followed to enable a school to change to a different patron; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28917/24]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 July 2024
298. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the procedures to be followed to enable a school to change to a different patron; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28917/24]
View answerUnder the Education Act 1998, the legal responsibility for transferring patronage rests with the current school patron in the first instance.
A school patron may write to me, as the Minister for Education, to request a voluntary transfer of patronage to another school patron under Section 8 of the Education Act 1998 in relation to a particular school and requesting that the patron register is amended accordingly.