Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

About whom are we concerned in the context of fairness? I am concerned about parents in poor areas and kids in poor households whose parents simply do not have the wherewithal to buy the books they need. That was my starting point in the measurement of fairness. I acknowledge that it was a choice and, in some cases, parents have put their hands deep into their pockets following the leadership of school principals or senior teachers to put a book rental system in place. It certainly appears to be unfair to those people who have worked hard and engaged in fund-raising.

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