Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 June 2025
Select Committee on Education and Youth
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
2:00 am
Jen Cummins (Dublin South Central, Social Democrats)
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Yes. There is the perspective of the school but also the parents' perspective.
Every year Barnardos issues a statement highlighting that the cost of returning to school is a problem for parents. There are grants. It is trying to mitigate against ever having a situation where families are struggling to get back to school with those increased costs.