The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton, has told families facing a cut of up to one-third in their school-children’s clothing and footwear allowance they can get very good value in some shops.
Ms Burton also reminded them that her cabinet colleague, Ruairi Quinn, has told school authorities to ban expensive school uniforms with crests.
“There is a lot of good value in shops in relation to clothing and footwear,” Ms Burton told journalists when questioned about the cut to the annual Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.
