Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2024-11-06
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Mary Lou McDonald (SF), Dublin Central

The Taoiseach talks in billions when it suits him but then penny-pinches on the essentials. The Government increased capitation for schools by €10 million. The capitation money is what keeps the show on the road.
A sum of €10 million is not enough and well the Taoiseach knows it. There is €10 million for that, to light and heat schools, and then €9 million and an additional €2 million year on year for phone pouches. I listen very carefully to people. I have not met one teacher who approves of that use of public money.

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Sitting date: 2024-11-06