Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that this is part of the brief of the Minister for Education and Skills, but as time passes, it becomes less likely that we will hear his thoughts or views on the Cassells report prior to the budget. In the interim, while we await his opinion in order that we can progress work on the issue in a cross-party way, there is a need for funding to be provided in the budget. In the absence of a direction from the Minister, it will come down to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to decide.