Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

A survey carried out by the Irish Association of Credit Unions found the cost of sending a child to school to be approximately €400 per annum. We no longer have lots of money. Is it possible to fast-track this process? We all accept that parents have been ripped off when buying school uniforms. Cartels are operating in relation to sales of uniforms for many schools. This is wrong and must change. If necessary the Minister should use every power available to him, including the withholding of funds, to force certain school boards to move into the 21st century.

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