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

If I secure additional resources I will attempt to equalise the position, but Ireland is not a fair society, and in the days before the crisis hit some schools could raise money for book schemes of various kinds. The Deputy and I have visited such schools, but not every school was able to do this. I am trying to introduce fairness for every parent and child and this is the first step on that road.

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