Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I wish to make one final point on school uniforms. When we discuss school uniforms, everyone presumes we are referring to a jumper and pants or a skirt and a top, but it goes beyond that. There are uniforms, school tracksuits and school jackets. It is no longer a geansaí and trousers or a pinafore. Students of 12 or 13 years of age who are growing continually do not even get the second year out of a track suit. They may only be worn once a week in schools, but parents may have spent €90 on them only to be worn 40 times during the year. It is criminal.