Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a difference in price between the English and Irish versions of the same school book (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36911/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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It is not possible to state why there is a difference in price between the English and Irish versions of the same book.

Educational book publishers are independent private companies not under the direct control of my Department.

Apart from a small number of prescribed texts at second-level, mainly in the case of language subjects, decisions on textbooks are taken at school level. Individual schools need to adopt a more cost-conscious approach to the selection of books in their classes.