Fee-paying schools refuse to co-operate with review

A small number of private schools have refused to co-operate with a Department of Education review of the €100m annual bill for teachers in fee-paying schools.

A soon-to-be-finished analysis of State funds allocated to such schools is examining which private institutions are better off than others as the Government tries to make savings.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn yesterday confirmed that the €100m subsidy of tuition costs at fee-paying schools was being considered ahead of December’s budget.