184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department decided to change the way it paid school secretaries; the reason it has decided to stop the 1978-79 scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the large differences in secretaries' pay between different schools nationwide; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that under the capitation grant scheme, many school secretaries are forced to claim jobseeker's allowance for the summer months to make ends meet; his views on whether this is a fair way to treat school secretaries in view of the work they do; if he will consider changing the system to ensure that as a minimum, school secretaries are hired by schools for an entire year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/17]

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184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department decided to change the way it paid school secretaries; the reason it has decided to stop the 1978-79 scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the large differences in secretaries' pay between different schools nationwide; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that under the capitation grant scheme, many school secretaries are forced to claim jobseeker's allowance for the summer months to make ends meet; his views on whether this is a fair way to treat school secretaries in view of the work they do; if he will consider changing the system to ensure that as a minimum, school secretaries are hired by schools for an entire year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/17]

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