Mary White (Fianna Fail)

We are all aware that Ireland is one of the richest countries in Europe. However, I find it hard to reconcile this with the fact that last Friday evening and all day on Saturday, teachers from Scoil Treasa Naofa on Donore Avenue in the Liberties were packing bags for shoppers in Crumlin shopping centre to raise money for art supplies for their pupils. It is deplorable that teachers in a school in a seriously disadvantaged area of the city must give up their free time to raise money for supplies. The Leader should raise this matter urgently with the Minister for Education and Science.