524. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3 who has been on a school waiting list since birth, who is living in the school catchment area, who has an older sibling in the school and who apparently meets all the usual criteria for admission to a primary school but whose parents are now told there is no place for the child this year as the school is over-booked; if her Department controls or has an input into these admission policies and the operation of same; if the school has advised of its over-booking this year; if this has been a feature for a number of years; if so, the action that has been taken to resolve the issue; the average age of children starting school currently; the number of children aged four years and seven months certified by health nurses and Montessori teachers as being ready for school who were refused admission this year or other years; her Department’s involvement in the operation of policies and selection of children; if there is any oversight of policies by her Department, as some parents express doubts as to whether policies are being fairly administered; the action that will be taken to have this child admitted to the school of the parents' choice, given that the child's name has been on the list since birth and all the normal criteria have been met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25937/15]

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524. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3 who has been on a school waiting list since birth, who is living in the school catchment area, who has an older sibling in the school and who apparently meets all the usual criteria for admission to a primary school but whose parents are now told there is no place for the child this year as the school is over-booked; if her Department controls or has an input into these admission policies and the operation of same; if the school has advised of its over-booking this year; if this has been a feature for a number of years; if so, the action that has been taken to resolve the issue; the average age of children starting school currently; the number of children aged four years and seven months certified by health nurses and Montessori teachers as being ready for school who were refused admission this year or other years; her Department’s involvement in the operation of policies and selection of children; if there is any oversight of policies by her Department, as some parents express doubts as to whether policies are being fairly administered; the action that will be taken to have this child admitted to the school of the parents' choice, given that the child's name has been on the list since birth and all the normal criteria have been met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25937/15]

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