Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That issue has been raised with us. We can take it on board and raise it to see if something can be done about it. I am sure members will agree that schools should be funded equally, but personally I would have a preference for a State owned system in the long term. We have two types and the voluntary secondary school sector is the larger part and should be funded properly. There is common ground between us on that issue.