Labour calls for all school books to be free

Labour have called for all books for school children to be made free and for contributions demanded of parents to be banned.

Labour calls for all school books to be free
Fri, 29 Jun, 2018 - 01:00
Juno McEnroe

Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin noted that the Constitution guarantees free primary education.

“Now is the time to make education free,” he said.

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