The Oireachtas Committee on Education & Social Protection has formally launched its report on “Tackling Back to School Costs”. The report’s rapporteur, Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, called on the recommendations of the committee to be implemented in full and for school patron bodies to demonstrate leadership in aiding the reduction of costs on parents. […]
Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the acceptance by the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, of his amendment to the SOLAS Further Education and Training Bill, which establishes an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. The Bill, as amended, is currently going through the final stage of the Dáil over the next two days and […]
The announcement yesterday by Fingal County Council of its intention to create a sewage plant in Clonshaugh is a clear example of what should not happen in an open and transparent political system. “The Council is proposing to build a sewage plant as big as Croke Park within a one mile radius of 2,500 houses. […]
