Protection of primary education system a result for Labour - Dowds [labour.ie]
- Published: 05 December 2011
Commenting on today's expenditure package announced by Minister Brendan Howlin, Labour TD Robert Dowds said:
"While this Budget was never going to be something to rejoice about, the Labour Party has always kept education close to its heart, and in terms of protecting primary education, Labour has undoubtedly delivered. In the context of a national debt that is increasing by €900 per second or by €75 million per day, it is an important achievement that the pupil teacher ratio will remained unchanged.
"Over the past few weeks, I have been speaking to dozens of parents and teachers, and attended several meetings on the issue of primary school education. I listened to those parents and teachers, passed on those concerns to Minister Ruairí Quinn, and stressed to him on several occasions the importance of protecting primary school education in this Budget.
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