Enrolling children in schools when they are born could soon be a thing of the past under radical plans to overhaul admission policies.

The Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is to introduce a new system which he says will ensure the way applications are decided on is more structured, fair and transparent.

In the midst of the heckling and shouting at the ASTI conference in Wexford yesterday the Minister revealed the plans to eradicate restrictive school admission policies which hinder enrolment in around 20% of primary and secondary schools.

Ruairi Quinn says he wants to ensure schools are more inclusive and more flexible with preferential treatment curtailed.

Meanwhile he will conclude his tour of the annual conferences today at the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) meeting in Galway later.

Following frosty receptions at the INTO and ASTI conferences yesterday the Minister can expect a similar welcome when he addresses delegates today.

Speaking to Breakfast here on Newstalk Minister Quinn outlined the changes to school enrolment policies.