The announcement today by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin of that over €2bn will be invested in the construction and renovation of 220 schools across the country, is very much to be welcomed.
This Govt faces extremely difficult economic challenges, while the programme of Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012 – 2016, announced today puts some projects on the back-burner, the success that Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has had in ensuring that the pressing need to provide decent schools for our children has been prioritised, must be noted.
Thanks to Ministers Howlin and Quinn, we will now see the construction of 40 new schools at primary and second level and major extensions or new buildings to over 180 existing schools in developing areas.
This is a clear indication that Labour Ministers are having a significant impact in this Govt and that the Labour message of investment in education and the creation of jobs, is getting through.
Coming from a teaching background, and representing a disadvantaged area, I have no doubt that this announcement will be a welcome boost for the education sector and for families whose children stand to benefit from this in the years to come.
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