What is inaccurate? Where is the spin? Grant aid was given to private schools, this should and will be reviewed

Over the years from my modest income I have paid enough in taxes to send 3 children to school,problem is that I only have one so how can that fair?

Your funding comes from fees. Your school is a for-profit business. Have no parents or students ever questioned what your fee’s are going towards? Surely that would be the intelligent thing to do instead of moaning about how your private fee-paying school is poor and needs additional tax payer money. If you are unhappy with the service provided by any business who is taking your money, it is your own responsibility to complain about it. I doubt many people will sympathise with you

We are not looking for simpathy, we are looking for a grant to bring us up to national standards. Private schools are no longer filled with “wealthy” people and public schools with “poor”. A public school in a nearby parish is now regarded as one of the best schools in my county whereas mine (the private school) is still below standards. We pay just as much tax as you so why arn’t we entilted to a grant,
“Funding would have to be prioritised for schools that need it most”
Well what if the school that needs it most is in fact the fee-paying school!

Your fee paying school is in the business of making money. Teachers salaries are already subsidised by the state, it is not the tax payers fault if your school mis-manages it’s finances and I personally think it is pure greed and an absolute disgrace that private schools charge fees and also expects tax payers to foot the bill. Let’s hope Quinn does the right thing and let’s fee paying schools fund themselves solely. There’s a hell of a lot better resources that money could be used for

If this is your logic and your still paying for that school despite it’s inadequacies, maybe the school really is as bad as you say it is.

Roxy seems to have a difficulty in understanding where the resources of this country come from.

@ Stephen
Be aware of the begrudgers who are taking you to task, they seem oblivious of the sacrifices that parents make to send their children to schools where they will improve their chances of a better life. I believe “dumbing down” is the preferred option for far too many in our society. Good luck to you and your school.Schools making a profit for goodness sake,whatever next.

Your not getting my point here, yes we pay fees in return for an education so it can be seen as business. But theyre simply not making enough to bring our facilities and buildings up to scratch! Now every parent who sends their children to a private school pays the excat same taxes as you. They pay for the running of public schools just as much as you. I’ll quote again;
“Funding would have to be prioritised for schools that need it most”
Our school for example falls into the category of a “school that needs it most”. So why cant we get a grant that we’ve paid of just as much you have. Think about it!
As regards to the fees that we pay, yes teachers are subsidised but what about the day-to-day running of the school? Thats not paid for by the government.
Now this is just my school im talking about, i dont know what the situation is with other fee paying/public schools!

Pedantic asshole

Stephen,

Your school gets the same grant every school gets (on a per pupil basis) from the DOE.
Your parents have chosen to pay an additional annual fee to the school which is essentially, additional direct funding.
If your school cannot provide you with tuition/ resources to match the total funding they receive then your folks have wasted their money.

Perhaps the name of the school and the image took precedence over the teaching record when your parents were deciding ??

They have been cut. Just saying.
And well put @Barry R…

Bob they have been reduced but not nearly enough as is required. Social Welfare, Medical Card Holders, Minimum wage employees (although this is getting reversed) have had more drastic cuts imposed on them. I think the proposed referendum on Judges wages should be a referendum on Public Sector wages in general. Something along the lines of Head of government gets €150000 per year, heads of state bodies, semi-state bodies (including Banks) get the same. If the government wants to reduce the minimum wage or social welfare they have to reduce the top wage first by 1.25% for every 1% on the lower wage rates and if they want to increase their own wage they have to increase social welfare and minimum wage by 1.4% for every 1% increase.

Of course the government are going to argue that this breaks the contracts of the top earners, well they had no problem breaking the contracts of Minimum wage earners and the entry level civil servants.

Thank you Bob
:o)
Im more used to red thumbs !!