Mr. Andrew Brownlee:

The key to all this, as I am sure everyone will be aware, is finding some way of getting increased investment in the higher education system. The Government announced a three-year programme of an additional €160 million. There is the recent consultation process and there may be an employer investment mechanism into higher education. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills is looking at the wider Cassells recommendations. That is clearly a big aspect of solving these issues.