Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

That 56 schools out of the 420 have obtained the charitable status tax exemption means that at least 10% of them have done so. Is it not the case that schools are obtaining the exemption to make up for the shortfall in capitation funds? That is how wealthier schools in more well-to-do areas of the city are operating. They are seeking donations as a means of trying to make their books balance because the capitation funding they receive from the Department is insufficient.

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