[…]Education suffered cuts of almost 40% during the austerity years while students have felt the brunt of cuts to grants, lack of beds to lay their heads, and the second highest fees in Europe. As public finances have improved Government have continually ignored the plight of young people, students, and educators. “Government have a choice to make in this Budget: they can either squirrel away public money for the benefit of those in power, or they can invest in the future of their people. “An accessible third-level education and socially mobile workforce is surely the best way to eradicate economic inequality […]
[…]Education suffered cuts of almost 40% during the austerity years while students have felt the brunt of cuts to grants, lack of beds to lay their heads, and the second highest fees in Europe. As public finances have improved Government have continually ignored the plight of young people, students, and educators. “Government have a choice to make in this Budget: they can either squirrel away public money for the benefit of those in power, or they can invest in the future of their people. “An accessible third-level education and socially mobile workforce is surely the best way to eradicate economic inequality […]
[…]from home and their accommodation. The PSI must overturn the ban on pay. Sign the petition and share […]
[…]just five months ago, the #IAmAReason campaign rallied together to share our stories and to share what kind of impact cuts to and underdevelopment of mental health services means for real people. All over social media and outside the gates of Leinster House, we spoke about the lack of 24/7 crisis intervention services. We spoke about staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services being 48% below recommended levels. We spoke about staffing levels across the mental health services being 21% below recommended levels. We spoke about the inadequate mental health service infrastructure available to support the needs of […]
