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'Another brick in the wall': Education minister on economic growth figures

Ruairí Quinn said there is still a long way to go…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oREMQ88eG6I

TWO GOVERNMENT MINISTERS said that they are encouraged by figures released today that show Ireland’s economy grew in the second quarter of this year.

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes said he was encouraged by the “strong” CSO figures saying that employment, growth and exports are all going “in the right direction”.

He also said it was significant that trading partners such as the UK and the US are coming out of recession.

Education Minister Ruairí Quinn said that it was still too early to determine “where we are and what we have to do”.

He said Cabinet agreed yesterday to wait until the last week in September when more budget figures are published to determine how much to take out of the economy in the October budget.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 12:03 PM

    The fact that they have a police chief for schools says so much about US culture

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 4:01 PM

    @JG: it’s a school “district” not a school.
    The school district is an area where you pay your taxes to. It’s like a parish . Like Athlone school district would mean the Athlone area not the school in Athlone

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:07 PM

    @JG: Get your facts straight before you spout more rubbish. The police chief was for the entire town of Uvalde not just the schools.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 9:57 AM

    Jesus what a terrible decision made.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:01 AM

    That langer should be arrested and charged with at the very least gross negligence…. big yellow streak up his back!!!!!

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 11:47 AM

    We’ll NRA. a good guy with a gun is Fv€k!ng useless versus a bad guy with a gun..
    Thea cops were exactly John Rambo were they

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 5:47 PM

    @David cotter: unfortunately the cops stopped the good guys with guns from going in, the parents. They actually stopped another cop from going in to save his wife, who sadly died.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 10:09 PM

    @james s: Another myth. There are no good guys with guns.

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 1:09 PM

    Cowards

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    Jul 3rd 2022, 3:18 PM

    @: perhaps.. if only you were there with your keyboard.

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    Jul 5th 2022, 1:35 AM

    @Tomas Klevkoski: surely they had vests !!!

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    Jul 4th 2022, 1:04 AM

    He should never have been sworn in.

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    Jul 4th 2022, 9:38 AM

    Useless lump

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