The representative body for over 2,900 Catholic primary schools has reiterated the fact that oversubscription of school places only occurs in a minority of locations in Ireland. The comment came in the wake of an announcement from Minister for Education Richard Bruton of a consultation process on four options to tackle the prioritising of children of faith backgrounds in denominational schools. In a statement, The Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA) pointed out, “The vast majority of Catholic schools are not oversubscribed and enrol all applicants. The issue mainly arises in areas of Dublin and in small pockets of the commuter belt surrounding the capital.” Despite this reality, there has been a major drive in some quarters for the so-called ‘baptism barrier’ to be dealt with once and for all, leading to Minister Bruton proposing his four options towards reducing the ability of faith schools to prioritise pupils from their respective faith communities during the admissions process. The CPSMA has called the term ‘baptism barrier’ “misleading and warned that “reforms to admissions policies will do nothing to alleviate the shortage of school places: only extra school places can achieve that.”