FÁS cuts will hit our education

I REFER to Carl O’Brien’s article on cuts to the FÁS scheme (Irish Examiner, Nov 4). We are a group of adults on various CE schemes who are worried about our positions. As part of our CE scheme we partake in a Return to Education programme for nine hours a week.

This is a boost to our morale and our confidence, as we prepare to re-enter the workforce with more developed skills. The education system let us down once before in the overcrowded, under-resourced classrooms of our youth. And now that we have a second chance, we fear that it may be taken from us.

The Government is prepared to erect a metal spike which no-one wants in O’Connell Street, at huge cost.

On the other hand, they are prepared to jeopardise our badly needed educational scheme. They need to get their priorities right.

Yvonne Kavanagh,

South Inner City,

Return To Education Group,

James Street,

Dublin 8.