Children ‘face same dilapidated conditions at third level’

CHILDREN in run-down schools will face the same problem in college unless Government investment at third level is dramatically improved, the head of the institutes of technology sector said yesterday.

Institutes of technology were dealt a heavy blow when the Government slashed their building and capital budget by one-third to €83 million in last November’s Estimates.

Dr Mary Meaney, chairperson of the Council of Directors of Institutes of Technology, said this could have devastating effects.