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TD calls for reduction in 'the amount of subsidy that we would give to fee paying schools'

According to Freedom of Information figures released to Newstalk, the Department of Education spent more than €104 million on the salaries of teachers in private schools last year. In fact, the bill for two schools in Dublin was over €4 million. Should there be any subsidies for private schools? Aodhan O’Riordain, Labour Party spokesperson on Education and TD for Dublin Bay North and Arthur Godsil is former headmaster of St Andrew's College and co-director of Godsil Education joined Anton Savage to discuss…

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18.05 7 Mar 2023


TD calls for reduction in 'the amount of subsidy that we would give to fee paying schools'


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According to Freedom of Information figures released to Newstalk, the Department of Education spent more than €104 million on the salaries of teachers in private schools last year. In fact, the bill for two schools in Dublin was over €4 million. Should there be any subsidies for private schools?

Aodhan O’Riordain, Labour Party spokesperson on Education and TD for Dublin Bay North and Arthur Godsil is former headmaster of St Andrew's College and co-director of Godsil Education joined Anton Savage to discuss…


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