Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 31/2022 Official bill number / year
Education (Admission to Schools) (Co-Education) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Ged Nash · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 9 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes gender discrimination exemption for single-sex primary schools 10 years after Bill passes; schools must then admit students regardless of gender.
- Removes gender discrimination exemption for single-sex post-primary schools 15 years after Bill passes; applies to recognised schools only.
- Disapplies exemptions in Equal Status Act 2000 and Education Act 1998 that currently allow single-sex schools to refuse opposite-gender admissions.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil9 Mar 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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