Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I do not have the breakdown between primary and post-primary schools but there are 420 primary and post-primary schools in total.

I have just given a very practical example of how a non-fee-paying school was able to carry out valuable work by using a relief available to all. Obtaining the relief does not interfere in any way with the running of the schools. Since the relief is available to all, and not just a specific group, I do not see any reason to remove it. However, it is not a matter for me but for the Minister for Finance to determine which schools should qualify.

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