Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is certainly scope to do that in conjunction with the Departments of Health and Education and Skills and to take some sort of lead. We should promote it as it is in the best interest of all school children.

We have dealt with allocations, targets and administration and have exhausted all the questions. This has proved useful from the point of view of getting a perspective on the Estimates and outturn for next year's budget. In many ways, this is beneficial in terms of what we will look at for next year's budget, in particular, if we engage in the same manner as we did last year for the 2013 budget. We are developing an ongoing understanding of how the process works.

Members have expressed an interest in engaging with the Minister before the Dáil rises for the summer on the 2014 budget and coming back to it in early September given that the budget will be almost two months earlier. Perhaps the Minister will take that on board. The clerk to the committee will be in touch. I know it is putting a lot of pressure on people but we felt it would be beneficial to have an initial feedback from the Minister and his officials.

Before we conclude, I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting us in what was a very productive meeting. I thank the members for their engagement.