Church urges pilot schemes [Herald.ie]
- Published: 07 April 2011
Pilot schemes should be set up to assess the transferral of Catholic schools to non-denominational bodies, church representatives have said.
The Catholic Schools Partnership raised concerns over controversial plans by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to transfer 50pc of its 3,000 primary schools to other patrons from January.
The group said in areas of the country where premises are no longer viable as Catholic schools, lengthy talks must be held within local communities to plan for greater diversity of school provision in that area.
