Quinn faces backlash over cuts to education

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is braced for an angry backlash from backbench TDs over a list of possible cuts drawn up by his department ahead of October’s budget.

Closing small schools, cutting student grants, and increasing the number of pupils per teacher are among the options being considered under plans to slash at least €100m from education spending.

An internal document outlining a menu of 75 potential cuts was leaked over the weekend. Among the measures included were: