It is important to consider the wider picture. We do have more to do but we have done a lot, more than many could have imagined.

There are no instant fixes for funding issues that arise. We have very capable Ministers who will bring about the steady and progressing changes necessary to solve issues. With the global economic crisis we are facing, it is important the reform necessary in all Departments is brought about with care. Deputy Hanafin is the most progressive Minister for Education and Science for a long time. She will bring about changes necessary in the education system, be it funding or otherwise.

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