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Budget 2012

Mr. Hannon — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:56:08 +0000

Here’s a summary of Budget 2012. Thanks to Ms. Casey.

Mr. Hannon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:57:22 +0000

As we discussed in class today, we are looking for your questions for George Lee TD who will be in Castlebar on Monday September 28th.

You can submit any questions you have by leaving a comment on this post or you can email them to mrhannon [at] geralds [dot] ie

Once all the questions have been submitted I will be forwarding them on to Shane in LC Business and they will be summarised here on the blog.

So, what’s your question for George?

Update.

Here is the list of questions for George Lee from LC Business.

What career advice would you give to a present LC student?
What is your opinion of NAMA? Would you make any changes to it?
What are the implications for Ireland from accepting or rejecting the Lisbon Treaty?
When do you think the current recession will end?
Would Fine Gael make any changes to the education system?
What are the chances of a general election in the next few months?
What do you believe will be the biggest growth area in Irish business in the next 10 years?
Do you have any regrets since leaving RTE?
Describe your typical daily routine since becoming a TD.
What incentives will Fine Gael put in place in order to get the general public spending again?
How would a Fine Gael led government reduce the national debt?
What actions will you take to reduce the live register?
Would you make any changes to PAYE or PRSI?

We look forward to George’s answers on Monday.

Mr. Hannon — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:08:24 +0000

Good article in today’s Irish Independent on the benefits of studying Economics and the career options you have.

Take a look as well at www.whystudyeconomics.ac.uk and watch some videos of past and present students and see what jobs economics graduates get.

Mr. Hannon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:14:15 +0000

Post your comments on what you thought of this year’s exam paper.

What did you think of it?
Any question you found difficult?
Did you need more time in the exam?

Just click on Comments at the top of this post.