NCCA writes to Public Accounts Committee re Atheist Ireland report
This is a letter from the NCCA to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee on 8 March 2022, in response to Atheist Ireland's complaint to the Public Accounts Committee. [pdf-embedder url="https://teachdontpreach.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-03-10_ncca-to-PAC.pdf" title="2022-03-10_ncca to PAC"]
New Draft Primary Curriculum must respect rights of atheists as decided by the courts
The NCCA is holding a Public Consultation on the new Draft Primary Curriculum Framework. Atheist Ireland has prepared the following Submission. Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Burke Case and the Campaign case at the Supreme Court 3. The right to respect for our philosophical convictions 4. The Draft Primary Framework ...
The misuse of public funds in administering the right to not attend religious instruction
Atheist Ireland recently made a complaint to the Irish Comptroller and Auditor General about the misuse of public funds regarding the teaching of religion in Irish schools. We have now written a follow-up letter regarding the implications of the the recent Burke case at the Supreme Court. This is our ...
Irish schools ignore legal limits on how religious ethos can influence students
In Ireland it is legally possible for schools to influence your child into a religious way of life, but only to some degree. In practice, the State and schools ignore this limit, and enforce their religious ethos in a way that is contrary to the ruling of the Supreme Court. ...
Atheist Ireland raises religious discrimination in Irish schools with UN and C&AG
Atheist Ireland has asked the United Nations to raise religious discrimination in Irish schools when it next questions Ireland on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. We have also made a complaint to the Irish Comptroller and Auditor General about the misuse of public funds regarding the teaching of religion in ...
Misuse of public funds regarding religious instruction in schools Part 3 of 3
Atheist Ireland has sent a major report to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. We are arguing that the Department of Education and the NCCA are misusing public funds by ignoring constitutional conditions about the right to not attend religious education in schools. This is ...
Misuse of public funds regarding religious instruction in schools Part 2 of 3
Atheist Ireland has sent a major report to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. We are arguing that the Department of Education and the NCCA are misusing public funds by ignoring constitutional conditions about the right to not attend religious education in schools. This is ...
Misuse of public funds regarding religious instruction in schools Part 1 of 3
Atheist Ireland has sent a major report to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee. We are arguing that the Department of Education and the NCCA are misusing public funds by ignoring constitutional conditions about the right to not attend religious education in schools. This is ...
Atheist Ireland report to Public Accounts Committee and C&AG
Atheist Ireland sent this report to the Public Accounts Committee and the Comptroller and Auditor General in December 2021 on the Misuse of Public Funds by the Department of Education and the NCCA. [pdf-embedder url="https://teachdontpreach.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AI-Public-Accounts-Submission-Dec-21.pdf" title="AI Public Accounts Submission Dec 21"]
Atheist Ireland response to Department of Education on parents’ rights and anti-abortion video
In August 2021 Atheist Ireland wrote to the Oireachtas Education Committee regarding an anti-abortion video that was shows to students during syllabus Religious Education classes. We also raised the constitutional rights of parents for their children to not attend religious instruction in State-funded schools. You can read our letter to ...