The Government has responded to the report of the OECD on higher education in a way which may be anti-university. I do not mean just Dublin University, I mean all universities and institutes of technology. I would like to have a full debate on what is being called an innovation fund for which universities would …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘April, 2005’
The Government is Paralysed Over Aer Lingus and the Second Terminal
It is staggering how long it has taken to make a simple decision about the second terminal at Dublin Airport. It is a defining issue for the Government. While it will not fall on the issue, deep ideological disagreements on the matter exist between the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste, and between the two parties. They …
Open the Gates: WAG Meets Cullen
The Westlink Action Group met Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen on Tuesday 12 April. We put our arguments to Minister Cullen and pointed out that the Westlink problem is not going to go away. Cullen is shortly to receive a report from the NRA about the Westlink and we look forward to new developments when …
Security at Dublin Airport is Appalling
What has been happening at Dublin Airport with regard to the security breaches in the past two days? It is alarming that simulated bombs and other dangerous items got through security and could have been smuggled on to aeroplanes without apparent difficulty. The security at the airport is appalling. The Minister should come to the …