GOVERNMENT SLAMMED FOR CAP ON PLC PLACES AT GALWAY COLLEGE

Date Published: 20-Oct-2009

The demand for places at Galway Technical Institute exceeds supply by a huge margin.That's according to figures released by Fine Gael Education spokesman Brian Hayes, who says thatnationally there were almost 37 thousand applications for PLC courses this year.However due to a Government cap, only 13 thousand places were on offer, according to today's Irish Times.65 percent of applicants were not successful in securing a place.