MINISTER QUINN DISMISSES CONCERNS OF PROTESTING GALWAY STUDENTS

Date Published: 19-Oct-2012

The Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn has responded to protesting Galway students by claiming the grants currently available for third level education should be enough to help financially challenged students

Minister Quinn was responding to the protest by approximately ten members of FEE or the Free Education for Everyone group who gathered outside the Radisson Hotel in the city where the Minister was addressing an education conference

The Education Minister was in Galway to address the annual conference of the national association of principals and deputy principals

His talk focused on leadership for school improvement

Minister Quinn will also be making private visits to Knocknacarra school, St Josephs in the city and Oranmore before returning to Dublin