Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I come to an issue which may be driven by schools funding themselves. I refer to the commercialisation of some of the school buildings, for example, in the context of after-school activities. I have no problem with after-school activities. Some of them, such as dyslexia classes, are educational. Sometimes those involved are charged commercial rates for the use of classrooms in circumstances where the activity is educational in nature and is of educational advantage. Is that driven by Department policy or would the Department caution against it?