The decision to refuse DEIS 1 status to a Carlow Town school was last night raised in the Dáil.
Scoil Mhuire gan Smal was granted DEIS 2 listing in March.
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But Sinn Féin TD Kathleen Funchion asked why it didn’t get the same as its next-door neighbour, St Joseh’s.
Deputy Funchion said the only difference she could see between the two was that one was for boys, the other for girls.
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Education Minister Norma Foley refuted claims it has anything to do with gender.
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