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Parents to be told what voluntary contribution money is spent on.

Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton will bring to Cabinet proposals for statutory charter ...

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17.00 4 Feb 2026


Parents to be told what voluntary contribution money is spent on.


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Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton will bring to Cabinet proposals for statutory charter to strengthen accountability in schools.  

Under this proposal parents will be told by schools the amount of money generated from these voluntary contributions and how exactly it is being spent by the school.

To discuss this further Shane and Ciara were joined by Seamus Mulconroy, General Secretary of Catholic Primary School Management Association.    


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