In Budget 2013 a small cut to the funding of fee paying schools was announced – which is forecast to save about €6 million a year . There are about 26000 pupils at private fee paying schools in Ireland – so that works out at a cutof €230 per pupil. Maybe the schools will have […]
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Household Income in Ireland Hit Hardest by Austerity
A recent EU study showed that households in Ireland experienced , in relative terms , the largest reductions in disposable income because of austerity measures imposed on them. The study by the “Social Situation Observatory’” compared the impact of austerity measures implemented over the period 2009-2011 in six European countries, namely Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, […]
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