Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

Does the Minister take note of the National Competitiveness Council report? Has he had any engagement with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment? There should be some crossover between that Department and the Department of Education and Science. Uptake of mathematics is essential and unless we focus on it we will not develop the cohort of graduates necessary for the Government's knowledge economy.

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