Hundreds of families struggle sending children to school

ONE of Education Minister Noel Dempsey’s key aims since his appointment has been to eliminate disadvantage in the country’s education system.

Hundreds of families struggle sending children to school

But responses to a Society of St Vincent de Paul survey show that hundreds of families around the country are struggling to send their children to school.

These are the people who know little about the benefits of the Celtic Tiger and have been living from day to day while the country enjoyed an unprecedented period of prosperity.

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