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Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2022
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister must make regulations requiring schools to develop affordable uniform policies in consultation with parents and students, with clear public disclosure of optional versus required items.
- Schools must source uniforms from multiple retailers, minimize branded items, limit crests to iron-on/sew-on only, and facilitate second-hand uniform access and sibling hand-downs.
- Schools must comply within one year; Ombudsman for Children's Office reports on compliance and cost reduction 18 months after regulations published, then annually.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil5 Jul 2022
Debates
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