Cautious welcome for funding

A TREBLING of public funding for the organisation helping the fastest-growing sector of primary education has been given a cautious welcome.

Educate Together said the €120,000 funding announced by Education Minister Mary Hanafin would go a long way, but added much more money is needed to sustain the growth in demand for multi-denominational schools.

The organisation is involved in half of the 16 schools which have applied for State recognition and funding next year, which will bring the number of Educate Together schools to more than 40.