Mr  Batt O’Keefe T.D.

Minister for Education and Science

Office of the Minister for Education and Science

Marlborough Street

Dublin 1

September 9, 2009

 

 

Your Ref: 0904527 BC

 

 

Dear Mr O Keefe

 

 

Further to your letter of 2^nd September 2009 – I am writing to clarify our situation.

 

In your letter you say that “Where a school refuses to enroll a pupil, the school is obliged to inform you as a parent, of your right under Section 29 of Education Act 1998 to appeal that decision to either the relevant Vocational Educational Committee or to the Secretary General of my Department”. St Michaels House Special Needs School, Hacketstown, Skerries,Co. Dublin did not do this. I enclose a copy of the correspondence received from them dated  1^st May 2009 – and there is absolutely no mention of the appeal’s process and thus they have failed in their obligation to do this.

 

We will now appeal their decision.

 

I will keep you informed of progress in this process.

 

Thank you for your assistance in this regard.

 

Yours Faithfully

 

_______________

Tommy Boyle

Tags: Batt O Keefe TD, Minister for Education and Science, Section 29 of the Education Act, St Michaels House Special Needs School Skerrries

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