To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the consideration his Department has given to the Independent Review of Education; and (ii) for a timeline of when that assessment will be published.

Departmental officials have now completed an internal consultation with DE officials, officials in other departments potentially impacted by the recommendations and with NDPB’s and other stakeholders.

A paper is now being produced for my consideration outlining the findings of the internal consultation process. I hope to receive and consider this paper in the near future and will communicate my decisions in due course.