SF want €161m back to school costs package
Irish Daily Mirror|June 30, 2022
SINN Fein is calling for a €161million package for parents facing up to €1,500 in back to school costs per child this September.
FERGHAL BLANEY
SF want €161m back to school costs package

The party said the Government must act now, not in the Budget in October, to help reduce escalating bills ahead of the return to classes.

It wants back to school allowances to be increased, voluntary contributions to be banned, school transport to get more subsidies and free schoolbooks for all.

Education spokesman, Donnchadh O Laoghaire, said that one of the greatest worries for parents this year is that voluntary contributions could skyrocket because of rising energy prices.

This story is from the June 30, 2022 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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