'Voluntary contribution' is another burden on parents [wicklowpeople.ie]
- Published: 10 August 2011
SOME parents have described the cost of sending children back to school as 'crippling', according to one Bray mother.
'My son is going into senior infants,' she explained. 'It will cost €50 for the uniform, another €50 for his books. The old uniform can't even be kept to pass on to his younger brother when the time comes as it is so well worn at this stage it's only fit for the bin.'
On top of that, there is a 'voluntary contribution' of €200 per household.
'It's crippling' said the Bray mother. 'I have a younger child who will also be going to school in a couple of years. The costs can only increase.'
Greystones councillor Ciarán Hayden, pictured right, outlined a lengthy list of fees to equip his three children for the forthcoming term.
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