Church control of schools discussed [IrishTimes]
- Published: 12 November 2009
Catholic Bishops will discuss the possibility of relinquishing control of a number of schools at a meeting with Department of Education officials today.
Over the past 18 months, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has repeatedly signalled his willingness to let go of schools in areas where the Catholic Church is over-represented.
At present the church controls over 92 per cent of primary schools (3,000 of the total of 3,200) in the State.
Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe said it was hoped that an indication of which schools Dr Martin had in mind would be gained at today’s meeting.
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