the Department of Education had been providing the course with €97,000. The move was criticised by CTYI staff. However a spokesperson for the Department of Education said that "the resources available for next year meant that difficult choices had to be made and the abolition of the grant to the Centre for Talented Youth was one of those tough decisions." The government had planned to allow CTYI to become a national mandate. See also CTY Dublin City University Transition Year SCAT References http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0311/1224242651684.html http://talesofthequad.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_Of_The_Quad_-_All_Things_CTYI_Wiki A wiki made by CTYI students External links Irish Centre for Talented Youth Home Page Tales of the Quad – an unofficial CTYI wiki, run and maintained by students Summer camps in Ireland Gifted education Education in the Republic of Ireland Dublin City University 1992 establishments in Ireland