Quinn fails to explain €300,000 FAS deal [Independent.ie]
- Published: 27 April 2011
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn last night failed to explain why FAS was allowed to spend €300,000 on a public relations contract -- even as he warned schools that more cuts are on the way.
Mr Quinn failed to clarify why the €300,000 contract was awarded by the controversial organisation which he is promising to break up.
He refused to answer questions from the Irish Independent on his future plans for FAS.
But he is devoting this week to attending teacher conferences where he is warning that painful spending cuts are on the way in education.
Mr Quinn provided no detail and no answers on the PR contract awarded to Fleishman Hillard.
Among the directors at the firm is Mark Mortell, one of the architects of Fine Gael's historic election victory, and a key adviser to Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
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