I was delighted that the Marino Teaching Access Programme was launched today. The aim of the programme is to provide a pathway for students in disadvantaged secondary schools into the primary teaching profession. This is an initiative that I have been working hard on for the last number of years and am truly grateful that […]
Recent political events have inevitably given rise to much talk about the Labour Party and its role in Government. Critics of the task we set ourselves in fixing the economy when we entered into the coalition in February 2011 argue that the party would be better served outside Government. Some, as recently as this week, […]
Remarks by Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton on the income tax burden are a welcome contribution to the debate on how we can make the tax system fairer. I would certainly agree that we need to start looking at ways of easing the burden of income taxes on people earning average incomes. This is particularly the […]
