The Department had the opportunity to develop a more open and transparent relationship with individuals but may have instead contributed to a further erosion of trust between individuals and the state. Budget ties and mugs of tea at the ready.

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After the Budget speeches are given this afternoon, the main opposition party (that’s Sinn Féin) will get an hour to reply with its own comments. There are also consequences across the educational sector including for third-level institution resourcing and the points system operated by the Central Applications Office.

Mistakes happen but when they do there needs to be a culture of clear and swift communication of what went wrong, how the matter is going to be resolved and steps being taken to ensure similar mistakes do not happen again. No news is bad news Four best friends, the "Flossy Posse", have grown distant over the years.

The first error, which was reported by the contractor, caused students’ Junior Certificate results in the core subjects (English, Irish and Maths), along with their weakest two other subjects, to be included in the data used by the process. From today until 31 March next year, a new scheme begins, where qualifying businesses closed because of Level 3 restrictions or above can apply for a grant of up to €5,000 a week. Christina gives us a glimpse of the modern backdrop to this year’s Budget – though without the history that a FF-FG government Budget deserves. The working from home allowance stays at €3.20 per day, and for those who don’t get paid that, they can now include, An additional €20 million is going to disability services, A further €10 million is going to voluntary hospices, Another €10 million to charities and social enterprises, McGrath confirms an extra €4 billion for the, 500 Garda staff will be hired, with 600 Gardaí, Funding for the inquest into the Startdust tragedy. In moving government processes online or into code, there needs to be a commitment to transparency and openness in the relationship between individuals and the state. The third and most recently discovered error was that cases, where a student had no result in one of their core subjects, were not treated in the correct manner. The SUSI grant is increasing by €20 million. Noteworthy | Daft.ie, Opinion: Government must learn the lessons of the Leaving Cert calculated grades debacle Comments, Create an email alert based on the current article, Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. A €8.9 billion has gone to the Department of Education, with €2bn of this going to special needs education – allows for hiring of 990 additional SNAs, and a further 300 new teaching posts. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic.

Wendy Given and Ryan Pierce have parallel attractions to the Gothic beauty of the natural cycles of bloom and decay, their joint exhibition “Nocturne."