O’Keeffe wants schools to join forces to cut bills [sbpost.ie]
- Published: 14 March 2010
Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe is to tell the country’s schools to cut their costs by joining forces to seek tenders for services such as electricity supply.
A report ordered by O’Keeffe found that six third level colleges would save €1.5 million on their electricity bills this year after jointly seeking a supplier.
The colleges - NUI Galway, Institute of Technology Carlow, Cork Institute of Technology, St Angela’s College in Sligo, Institute of Technology Tallaght and Athlone Institute of Technology - formed the Shannon consortium to seek joint tenders.
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