Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn. Today's meeting is a pre-Council meeting briefing. The European Union Education, Youth Culture and Sport Council brings together education, culture, youth and communications Ministers on three or four occasions annually. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, will attend such a Council meeting on 25 and 26 November 2013 in Brussels. The meeting will address the issues of leadership in education, European and higher education in the world, open education resources and digital learning. I welcome the Minister and his officials to the meeting. He will brief members on the meeting and respond to questions from members. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.