Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the Chairman's questions, we are very conscious of the pressures that are on the IT sector. We gave back €25 million last year and the HEA has engaged with the sector on the issues. We will give assistance when we get to the capital budget. For example, the PPP model will probably be of assistance to it as well. We have the report by Peter Cassells to come as well. The new models were around kinds of schools and different management bodies coming together. We are open to all of those possibilities. For example, there are schools with joint patronage in a variety of ways, such as Educate Together with ETB.

With regard to the Travellers aspect, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, has proposals in that regard. I do not think that my Department specifically measures outcomes for Travellers. It is separate from others at this point in time.