Funny how there was no arguement about the benefits rof extra resources for schools until the dreaded T-word (tax) was mentioned. It was all gung-ho with the extra resources, until the idea of them being provided as a matter of rights/entitlement instead of the tug-o-the-forelock charitable crumbs dropped from the table of private industry.
But suddenly now extra resources aren't really needed? I'm a bit confused, Ted.
Most of the extra resources have gone into salaries. When there is a guarantee that no increases in funding will go into further massive increases in teachers pay then I would have no problem with it.
Here's an idea; Keep Irish schools open for another few months a year and spend that time teaching the kids. The staff are getting paid anyway so it wouldn’t cost anything extra.