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

I could respond to the political rhetoric in the Deputy’s most recent supplementary question, but I will not do so. I was trying to close a gap in 3,200 primary schools and 700 odd post-primary schools but particularly in primary schools to ensure there would be a book rental scheme because parents had said to me that they wanted the cost of school books reduced. I had to work within the limited resources I had received. The book grant still goes to every school. Every school that has a book rental scheme will get a part of the book grant of €7 million. Is it enough? No, it is not. Would I like to give more? Of course, I would like to give more, but I do not have to remind the Deputy of the state in which the country was left by his party before it was hunted out of office.

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