{"id":5870,"date":"2024-05-13T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=5870"},"modified":"2024-05-13T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:26:57","slug":"parents-and-pupils-must-be-insulated-from-cuts-to-annual-grant-for-primary-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/parents-and-pupils-must-be-insulated-from-cuts-to-annual-grant-for-primary-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents and pupils must be insulated from cuts to annual grant for primary schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and pupils must be reassured that they will not face extra costs due to a Department of Education cut to the annual grant for primary schools, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on children, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust one year into a free schoolbooks scheme, which was announced with much fanfare by the Government, it has now emerged that primary school funding for 2024\/25 is being cut by \u20ac16 per pupil nationally \u2013 from \u20ac96 a year to \u20ac80.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis total reduction of \u20ac7 million is going to put already stretched schools under further pressure to pay their bills and cover the cost of materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is one of the many little cuts that will really hurt parents and schools, who deserve certainty \u2013 not fear of unexpected cutbacks and additional bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is disconcerting to see the Department quietly rowing back on funding commitments so soon after the introduction of the free schoolbooks scheme \u2013 hailed by the Government as major reform of the education system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMinister Norma Foley must now give a guarantee that families won\u2019t be hit with higher bills because of this sleight of hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>May 13, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents and pupils must be reassured that they will not face extra costs due to a Department of Education cut to the annual grant for primary schools, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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