Parents of pre-school children in Ennis are being surveyed by the Department of Education about what religious ethos they want the schools in their area to have.
The county town is one of 16 areas being surveyed as part of the latest move to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church over education.
The result of the surveys with parents will feed into discussions with Catholic bishops about handing over patronage of some schools to meet any demand for change.
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At the moment 90 per cent of primary schools are Catholic controlled.
