Minister tells primary teachers “position is stark” [educationmatters.ie]
- Published: 26 April 2011
"I want to start by thanking you for your invitation to join you at your annual congress today and for your warm welcome. I’m delighted to be here.
"...I am anxious to ensure that all the education partners are in no doubt of the very difficult road that lies ahead.
"In my opening remarks, therefore I will set out the challenges we face as a country and what that means for the education sector.
"... I want to be frank about the resources that are likely to be available for education in the coming period. I am not going to pretend that the resources available for education can be improved, earlier decisions reversed, or further difficult measures avoided.
"The bottom line is that Ireland has to reduce its expenditure on public services and that means further difficult and painful decisions. We must all come to terms with the extent to which our reliance on EU/IMF funding means that we operate without economic sovereignty."
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