Debate contribution: ‘Integrated Education Demand: Evidence, Insights, and Limitations’ Report
Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- ‘Integrated Education Demand: Evidence, Insights, and Limitations’ Report
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5581080
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I declare an interest: my child is at an integrated school. It happens to be an integrated school from which the Executive, taking the lead from you, took rebuilding money at the beginning of the mandate, in 2024, so I will take no lessons about standing up for integrated education. Minister, you just said that neither unmet demand nor, apparently, oversubscription are indicators of demand. Even when parents vote for transformation, as in the case of schools in Bangor, that is not a satisfactory indicator of demand. What do parents have to do to convince you and others in your party that there is demand out there for integrated education?
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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3619/22-27.
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