{"id":426,"date":"2012-07-08T19:46:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T19:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/crowe-critical-of-education-ministers-failure-act-on-the-cost-of-school-uniforms-2\/"},"modified":"2012-07-08T19:46:13","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T19:46:13","slug":"crowe-critical-of-education-ministers-failure-act-on-the-cost-of-school-uniforms-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seancrowe.ie\/home\/crowe-critical-of-education-ministers-failure-act-on-the-cost-of-school-uniforms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowe critical of Education Minister\u2019s failure act on the cost of school uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crowe critical of Education Minister\u2019s failure act on the cost of school uniforms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sinn F\u00e9in Education Minister Se\u00e1n Crowe has said the Government must do more to ease the financial burden on parents when sending their children to school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deputy Crowe was speaking after raising with the Minister for Education Ruair\u00ed Quinn in D\u00e1il Questions the implementation of measures that would reduce the cost school uniforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Describing the ongoing cost of uniforms as \u201ca racket\u201d, Deputy Crowe said that school jumpers were costing \u20ac60-\u20ac70 when their true value was around \u20ac15. Parents, he continued, were paying \u20ac50-\u20ac60 for the right to wear a school crest. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA 2011 survey of 1,000 people by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) found that on average, \u20ac400 will be spent annually on each individual child attending school. A significant percentage of the sum is spent on school uniforms. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I raised this matter with Minister Quinn I reminded him of his public commitments to help parents meet the cost of paying for school uniforms. He claims his \u2018hands are tied\u2019 and that he cannot intervene despite accepting that parents are paying too much for school uniforms. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are talking about relatively straightforward, sensible measures that would include standardising the design and colours of uniforms and providing an option for parents to sew on school crests. This would allow families the opportunity to shop around for better deals and not be forced to rely on a select number of retailers who can charge outrageous prices for uniforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cA further meeting is to take place in early September but any arrangements between school authorities and parents are unlikely to gain much. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Minister is showing a complete lack of any urgency in how he is addressing this matter. It is unacceptable that over a year after promising to take steps to reduce the cost of school uniforms, parents are now facing the usual outrageous costs of clothing their children for the new school year.\u201d<\/span> <\/span>
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