Commission a report, ignore it, commission another report, repeat cycle
”, February 28th), John McHugh referred to the various reports of the Educational Disadvantage Committee which were published 20 years ago. I chaired that committee, whose members worked tirelessly on a voluntary and unpaid basis to come up with recommendations to address educational disadvantage. These recommendations were largely ignored by successive governments. The committee was disbanded and was never replaced.
The biblical lesson of Luke 4.24 has been well-heeded by Government. “No prophet is accepted in is own country”. – Yours, etc, ‘I am at a loss as to how €5,200 goes missing’: PTSB customers say refunds disappeared without a trace
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