Labour Youth slams Govt attitude to education
Labour Youth has accused the Government and Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe of failing students in a number of areas.
The organisation says cuts in special-needs assistants, the lack of a centralised system for maintenance grants and the lack of job prospects due to the HSE recruitment ban will all affect students in some way.
However, it says the proposed reintroduction of third-level fees is causing the most amount of worry.
It says the planned return of fees undermines the Government's claims to be promoting a knowledge economy.
