Extra funds ‘inadequate’
Under the Renewed Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, a revised version of the book grant scheme was restored.
The scheme sees an additional €21 allocation per child for books to primary schools in disadvantaged areas, while schools in non-disadvantaged areas are being allocated an additional €11 per child. Similarly, second-level schools in disadvantaged areas have been allocated extra funding of €39 per child for books, while those in non-disadvantaged areas have been allocated an additional €24 per child.
