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DONEGAL SCHOOL LEFT HIGH AND DRY BY BOOK SCHEME SNUB – McCONALOGUE

written by Stephen Maguire January 22, 2014
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Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue has slammed the Government for refusing to open up the school book rental initiative to all schools in Co Donegal.

Charlie McConalogue TD

Charlie McConalogue TD

The Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn confirmed to Deputy McConalogue in the Dáil that he will continue to exclude 76% of schools from the new school book rental initiative.

It means the none of the new funding whatsoever will be available to schools in Co Donegal that have any type of book rental scheme, regardless of how under resourced it is.

“The Minister is punishing the Donegal schools that took the initiative to establish a book rental scheme at great expense to parents, teachers and school management,” said Deputy McConalogue.

“I know many local schools that technically have a book rental scheme, but it is only in its infant stages, is significantly under resourced and is not available to all students in all subjects. Many schemes were established on the basis of fundraising, parent contributions and the generous donation of used books. But they still need much more investment.”

He added the Minister has made no attempt to assess the need of individual schools.

“He does not seem to care whether the existing schemes are in any way adequate. How is it fair that some schools will get tens of thousands of euro to establish a book rental scheme while others won’t see a cent, even if their existing scheme is under-resourced?

“When this initiative was announced, Minister Quinn gave the impression that all schools in Donegal and across the country would be eligible for funding to ensure they have an adequate and functional book rental scheme. It’s now become clear that 76% of schools won’t get any funding whatsoever. The Minister is leaving these schools – and their pupils – out to dry.

“What kind of message does it send out to schools and parents who take the initiative to improve the facilities for students off their own bat? Minister Quinn’s actions will discourage such initiative by our schools in the future.”

 

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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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