Fresh efforts are being made to reduce the cost of school books for hard-pressed parents.
The Education Minister is proposing a new scheme to publishers – as over 830-thousand primary and secondary pupils prepare to return to the classroom this week.
A recent study by Barnardos says back to school costs can be as much as 350 euro for a child in junior infants and as high as 800 euro for a second level student.
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