There’s a call to expand the Free School Books scheme at second-level.
The Children’s Rights Alliance wants it extended to senior cycle students as part of Budget 2025, as End Child Poverty Week gets underway.
It says families fork out a huge amount for their teens to head back to school, with a fifth year student’s books costing €213 on average.
Director of Legal, Policy and Services and the Children’s Rights Alliance, Julie Ahern says the government must cut costs for parents:
