Parents on the discipline working party

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Boland pressed the Minister to say whether teaching organisations had agreed to parent representation on the working party. The Minister said he was retaining flexibility, without confirming such agreement.

John Boland Mr. Boland Fine Gael

Is the Minister not prepared to answer my last question?

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Martin O'Donoghue Professor O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil

I am sorry. It had been overtaken by a subsequent supplementary. I have had a number of constructive discussions with the teaching organisations.

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John Boland Mr. Boland Fine Gael

But have the teaching organisations agreed to have parent representation on the working party?

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Martin O'Donoghue Professor O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil

Question No. 18 has been called.

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John Boland Mr. Boland Fine Gael

I presume that means the reply is in the negative.

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Martin O'Donoghue Professor O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil

It means the Minister is retaining flexibility.

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