Tag: Ballinteer

School Improvements Announced for Seven Dublin South Schools

20th March 2014

Summer Works Scheme 2014I warmly welcome the announcement by The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., that seven schools in Dublin South will be able to undertake school improvements this summer.

Seven local schools will receive money to improve and upgrade existing school buildings.  This first round of funding will allow these schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical & Mechanical.

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Meeting Wesley Students

25th September 2008

On Tuesday 16 September I took some time out to meet with students from Wesley College in Ballinteer. I was invited by Ms. Henderson to address her CSPE class on politics and life in the Oireachtas and got a good grilling on the current economic situation!

I first told them about how parliament works and how the Seanad and Dáil pass legislation and then invited them to ask any questions they wished. Topics such as the Lisbon Treaty, the economy and the power of their vote made for a lively discussion.

I may have even encouraged a few students to enter into politics when they’re a little older…