Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

I will do so after I have mentioned the need for information and communications technology to be a strong part of the new education plan. We are losing jobs by the new time. Our graduates are unable to fill some 800 jobs in this country because we are not starting correctly with information and communications technology.

The only slightly negative thing I would like to say relates to the reform of the higher education and third level sectors. Where is the funding mechanism in that regard? That needs to be looked at seriously. I am concerned about it. How can we have high learning outcomes if we do not have a means of funding third level education? It costs €2 billion out of the €32 billion or €34 billion that we take in.