Cork Life Centre cautiously welcomes increased funding

Don O'Leary, director of Cork Life Centre, said the allocation by the department of a further 3,000 co-operation hours a year, doubling the centre’s previous teaching hours, was good news. File picture

The Cork Life Centre has cautiously welcomed news of increased funding from the Department of Education, and a commitment from the department to the centre’s long-term sustainability, while allowing the centre to retain its current teachers.

Don O’Leary, director of the Cork Life Centre, said the allocation by the department of a further 3,000 co-operation hours a year, doubling the centre’s previous teaching hours, was good news, although he noted it did not resolve all of the centre’s staffing issues.