Cut school holidays to stop 'inequalities getting deeper'

, Jennifer Horgan said the holidays can see some children falling behind – with families unable to pay for extracurricular education.

“I think if we were in line with primary schools, we’d still have a lovely long holiday and the opportunity to have all those lovely experiences over summer,” Ms Horgan saidhose family maybe don’t have the money to pay for expensive courses and trips to the Gaeltacht.“Then, we’re playing catch up for the rest of the year.”

Ms Horgan said as a child she had “brilliant summer holidays” but feels that is partly because of her family background.“My parents could afford to send me away,” she said.Exam time“I don’t think so,” she said.

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