Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has said the Government remains committed to the proposed Metro North project in Dublin despite the massive deterioration in the public finances.
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... is going to be compromised if fees are reintroduced".In 2002-3, the then Minister of Education Noel Dempsey had to withdraw his proposal to bring back college fees after a wave of student unrest.Julian Brophy added, "For too long we have had our backs against the wall fighting against the step-by-step increase in the privatisation of education. We need to start forcing the government...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... the Strategic Innovation Fund for third-level colleges is a portent of what's to come.Batt, like Noel Dempsey, does not have a natural affinity with what he sees as the gilded birds at third level, so it can expect more cutbacks.The one bright spark for Batt could be the school building programme. Labour's economic recovery package highlighted the positive effects of continued investment...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
... are sharply conflicting signals about the Government's intentions.Although Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey, speaking in the Dáil last week, reiterated the Government's commitment to the project, other Government sources are less sanguine about its prospects.Sources close to the Department of Transport insisted yesterday: "There are no plans to delay or scrap the project. Speculation...
