What is the Government doing to education?

Before today's budget, things are already looking bad, with cutbacks hitting "minority" subjects like Music, Tech Drawing and so on. So the government is rewarding students who show talent and ability by removing the option from their school? Brilliant thinking. That was sarcasm, by the way. I am pointing it out because at this rate future school leavers will be unable to spot it... Leaving Cert Applied support is looking shaky, as is the Transition Year program. The government seems to be maintaining its bully tactics of picking on the weakest sectors, but undermining the education of our children is nothing short of stupidity. It's the primary advantage we have at present in the global economy. What will be revealed at 3.20pm today? Hopefully not more short-sighted lunacy... If you don't educate people, they are less likely to generate revenue in their future to support the country, so you are starting a pattern of running in ever decreasing circles...