Secondary schools are apparently completely reliant on parental contributions to stop going into deficit. The average cost of the ‘voluntary’ contributions are around €101 per year at primary level, and €140 at secondary level. Nationally, the Department of Education estimates that these contributions are worth about €30 million a year. So, should they be needed at all? Andrea is joined by INTO General Secretary John Boyle, Simon Lewis, principal and host of the ‘If I was Minister for Education’ podcast as well as listeners to hear their opinions.

Secondary schools are apparently completely reliant on parental contributions to stop going into deficit. The average cost of the ‘voluntary’ contributions are around €101 per year at primary level, and €140 at secondary level. Nationally, the Department of Education estimates that these contributions are worth about €30 million a year. So, should they be needed at all? Andrea is joined by INTO General Secretary John Boyle, Simon Lewis, principal and host of the ‘If I was Minister for Education’ podcast as well as listeners to hear their opinions.

Secondary schools are apparently completely reliant on parental contributions to stop going into deficit. The average cost of the ‘voluntary’ contributions are around €101 per year at primary level, and €140 at secondary level.&nbsp;Nationally, the Department of Education estimates that these contributions are worth about €30 million a year.&nbsp;So, should they be needed at all?&nbsp;Andrea is joined by INTO General Secretary John Boyle, Simon Lewis, principal and host of the ‘If I was Minister for Education’ podcast as well as listeners to hear their opinions.&nbsp;

Are voluntary school contributions necessary?

Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their&nbsp;say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:lunchtimelive@newstalk.com">lunchtimelive@newstalk.com</a> Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live&nbsp;on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://newstalk.com/listenlive">http://newstalk.com/listenlive</a>&nbsp;| Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing lunchtimelive@newstalk.com Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

Andrea Gilligan invites callers to have their&nbsp;say on the topics of the day - get in touch by emailing&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lunchtimelive@newstalk.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">lunchtimelive@newstalk.com</a> Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live&nbsp;on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at&nbsp;<a href="http://newstalk.com/listenlive" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://newstalk.com/listenlive</a>&nbsp;| Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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