Mr. Kieran Christie:

On differential school funding models, the ESRI stated in 2013 that voluntary secondary schools "receive a significantly lower proportion of funding from the state and, as a result, are more reliant on voluntary contributions from parents and general fund-raising". That needs to be addressed as it is quite difficult for many voluntary secondary schools to attend to basic management and operational needs. Funding should meet developing demographic demands and should be based on student need rather than sector type. Sector type funding is leading to certain differences throughout the country.