Gilmore: Ending private-school subsidies would not save €90m

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today that ending taxpayer subsidies to private fee-paying schools would not save the taxpayer €90m a year.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said today that ending taxpayer subsidies to private fee-paying schools would not save the taxpayer €90m a year.

Labour Party members have backed motions at its annual conference in Galway to phase out the financial supports within four years.

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