The following section is inserted in the Act of 2001 after section 159:

"159A. Education of children in children detention school, residential centres, etc.

(1) In this section -

"Inspector" and "recognised school" have the meanings given to them in section 2 of the Education Act 1998;

"transferred premises" means a certified reformatory or an industrial school under Part IV of the Act of 1908 which, on the commencement of section 159 in relation to it, becomes a children detention school or premises provided and maintained by the Health Service Executive under section 38(2) of the Act of 1991;

"vocational education committee" means a committee established by section 7 of the Vocational Education Act 1930.

(2) Any recognised school forming part of transferred premises is dissolved.

(3) A vocational education committee in whose functional area transferred premises are situated shall provide for the education of children in those premises.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), each vocational education committee shall, in respect of any such premises -

(a) plan, coordinate and review the provision of education and services ancillary thereto,

(b) ensure that the education provided therein meets the requirements of education policy as determined from time to time by the Minister for Education and Science,