Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Gillespie. It is crucial that students are able to engage with the likes of the career guidance person in each of the colleges. What has happened with the development of the Departments of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and Education is that it is clear how the budgets are being allocated between education and further and higher education. An extra €400 million is going into education in the 2021 budget but we have to look at crucial areas, such as class sizes, particularly in rural areas, which are areas I look at, and particularly at primary school level, though we are looking here at senior cycle reform. I do not know if I have time, but there is another person I want to bring in.