PROTEST ABOUT CHILDCARE

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Monday February 02, 2004 13:00 by TUI

PROTEST ABOUT CHILDCARE

Teachers Union Of Ireland Dublin City Post Primary Branch
PROTEST ABOUT CHILDCARE

Tuesday 3rd February


11.00am – 12.00pm

Outside Dublin Castle

(I reposted this as it had been added as a comment to another event, probably in error. pat c)

PROTEST ABOUT CHILDCARE

Teachers Union Of Ireland Dublin City Post Primary Branch
PROTEST ABOUT CHILDCARE


· Although the Dept of Ed & Science have allocated extra money to the VECs in Dec. 2003 for Childcare provision, the situatuion for 2004 still stands at the lower allocation i.e. 37 % down from 2002.

· This causes many students not to be able to take up places in Further Education. Youthreach & Traveller Training Centres, & causes others to drop out.

· It also puts huge pressure on creches which depend on the students to operate & have been set up for these students

· Some creches in CDVEC can still not open due to lack of funds

· It has taken many years of effort to get the childcare provision we have now, we cannot afford to let it slip away

· Cutting Childcare provision goes completely against the recommendations accepted by this government in the Lisbon protocol

· Minister Dempsey & the government are being completely two faced on this issue promising improvements in access to education & targeting disadvantage on one hand & cutting away viciously at the provision that does exist on the other.



Dublin City Post Primary Branch along with their students are still continuing to protest



Tuesday 3rd February


11.00am – 12.00pm



4th protest

Outside Dublin Castle

(opposite Olympia Theatre)









Contacts: Marie Humphries 086 6064595

Ben Bishop 087 9817625

Paul Whelan 087 2932994