359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her Department carried out any research on the impact and cost to independent book sellers of her plans to change the school book purchasing schemes under the new free school book scheme regarding the number of book shops that are likely to close and the number of jobs that will be lost; if she will consider a voucher scheme for the buying of schools in order that small independent book shops will not close; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14650/23]

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359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if her Department carried out any research on the impact and cost to independent book sellers of her plans to change the school book purchasing schemes under the new free school book scheme regarding the number of book shops that are likely to close and the number of jobs that will be lost; if she will consider a voucher scheme for the buying of schools in order that small independent book shops will not close; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14650/23]

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