Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has decided to provide financial support to the Union of Secondary Students for its ongoing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11480/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I met representatives of the Union of Secondary Students recently and discussed the question of financial support from my Department for the union among other matters. I have informed the Union of Secondary Students that I am willing to consider requests from their organisation for financial assistance for specific projects, such as their annual general meeting or the hosting of conferences. I do not think it appropriate for my Department to contribute to the running of a representative body such as USS. My Department does not provide such funding for the Union of Students in Ireland, nor indeed for the teaching unions, but it does for parents.