Church-State row breaks out over control of schools [Independent.ie]
- Published: 06 March 2010
A ROW has broken out between Church and State over how many schools will remain under Catholic control in the future.
The bishops last night disputed claims by Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe that they would relinquish control of up to 1,500 of their primary schools within two to three decades.
The church runs more than 3,000 primary schools across the country, or 92pc of the total figure.
The remainder are run by the Protestant churches, Educate Together, the Irish language movement and others.
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