Let's guarantee primary schools
- Published: 03 October 2008
Letters
WASN'T it wonderful to see the government's rapid response to the banking crisis -- saving the entire system for a mere €400bn!
I now eagerly await the Taoiseach announcing step two of the government's national rescue plan -- a "bailout" of our 3,300 primary schools
Most primary schools are already bankrupt as they simply cannot pay their bills.
Whatever scepticism there has been on the decision to bail out the banks, I can guarantee you Taoiseach, that every taxpayer and voter would applaud your courageous and patriotic decision to make sure the education of our 500,000 primary school children will be fully funded with government guarantee.
Regardless of political ideology, common sense demands that the strategic importance of primary education continues to be an investment priority, even in the midst of this short-term crisis.
SEAN COTTRELL
DIRECTOR, PRIMARY PRINCIPALS' NETWORK
