522 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the adverse consequences that will ensue as a result of his decision to dismantle and abandon an arrangement of more than 40 years’ standing with the Protestant churches here having regard to the fact that on the introduction of free secondary education Roman Catholic schools were given an option of entering the free scheme or remaining fee paying whereas separate arrangements were made in respect of minority churches with free comprehensive schools in areas with sufficient numbers and fee paying schools with many pupils in receipt of a means tested Government grant allocated by the secondary education committee on the basis that such schools were considered part of the free school sector; if he will reverse the decision by reinstating the accepted arrangement in view of the inequity that will result in treating the Protestant sector differently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38330/08]

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522 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the adverse consequences that will ensue as a result of his decision to dismantle and abandon an arrangement of more than 40 years’ standing with the Protestant churches here having regard to the fact that on the introduction of free secondary education Roman Catholic schools were given an option of entering the free scheme or remaining fee paying whereas separate arrangements were made in respect of minority churches with free comprehensive schools in areas with sufficient numbers and fee paying schools with many pupils in receipt of a means tested Government grant allocated by the secondary education committee on the basis that such schools were considered part of the free school sector; if he will reverse the decision by reinstating the accepted arrangement in view of the inequity that will result in treating the Protestant sector differently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38330/08]

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