Minister O'Keeffe outlines key Budget measures in education as part of national recovery effort [education.ie]
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 13:10
'Task facing all sectors of society is to respond collectively to challenges facing our economy' - Minister
As part of continuing Government efforts to stabilise the Exchequer position and build for economic recovery, the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe TD, today outlined details of the 2010 Budget for his Department.
The gross allocation for the Department of Education and Science will be €8.888 billion.
The measures introduced today account for a reduction of €603 million in overall gross expenditure compared with the 2009 Estimates Allocation in the Revised Estimates Volume.
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