A former ministerial advisor says he expects school patronage to become a political issue ahead of the general election.
It's after the Archbishop of Dublin defended the rule prioritising baptised children in Catholic Schools in an article in the Irish Independent.
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Diarmuid Martin was responding to claims by a mother at the weekend that her 4 year old son was denied a place in a number of schools in South Dublin because he's not baptised.
Dr. Martin also criticised the divestment process for being too slow.
John Walshe was a Special Advisor to former Education Minister Ruairi Quinn – he says it's not in anyone's interest for so many schools to remain under the control of the Catholic Church.
