Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will move on to amendment No. 350. I might have been a little cheeky with this one. I am not entirely sure this is where it should go. Section 43 relates to the obligation to prepare a strategy on economic development. In the context of the strategies to be contained in the development plan, I do not see a strategy that would meet what I am seeking in the amendment, which refers to "identifying education and training needs within the functional area, having regard to sustainable transport aligned with the hierarchy of road users model and the vibrancy of town centre". I am concerned about the capacity within our school systems. I may have missed out on that one. I have confused myself a little in respect of that. Could one of the officials point out where in the strategies for development plans it is stated that we need to take account of education capacity? I refer here to schools' capacity and further and higher education institutions' capacity? It is probably a function of either the local authorities and the Department of Education to prepare-----