Seanad debates

Wednesday, 11 December 2002

The legislation that provides for the charging of interest when bill payments are late should be extended to include boards of management of primary schools. The clear implication of the Minister of State's comments is that it is the school's fault if it is unsatisfactory, rat infested or has inadequate washing facilities. Such schools exist and the INTO has identified them. Some years ago I remember describing the real conditions in the school my daughters attended, which was also classified as disadvantaged. I do not know if the presence of my children caused that classification. They had to bring their own toilet paper to school. The response of the Government was not to wonder about schools and schooling, but to try find out which school my children attended so it could rap the authorities there on the knuckles. The board of the school, which was well run, told me it did not have the funds and could not afford to pay for toilet paper.

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