[Coffee.]

I think schools can exist that are religiously based but they shouldn't run on public funds. However, Ireland is a Catholic country, isn't it? The United States is a secular country (contrary to what some people like to whine about during Christmas. ) so it would be ridiculous to have public money going to religious schools (although religious insititutions are not taxed, which I do not understand in the least bit.). But in a country that is an actual Catholic country, it might be different.