Quoted:

“Health Minister Mary Harney has insisted that education is a priority for the Government, despite widespread evidence of under-investment in the sector.

Ms Hanafin was speaking during her address to the INTO annual conference in Kilkenny today.

Under-funding and overcrowding are the main items on the agenda, with delegates due to debate a motion later today on possible industrial action over the Government’s failure to reduce class sizes.

Ms Hanafin says the current economic downturn is restricting her from reducing class sizes in primary schools.

However, she insists the Government has always prioritised education and will continue to do so.”

Pull the other one Mary ….. it plays jingle bells!