Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

When does the Minister hope the HEA will report back to him? The Minister is correct in that we must allow opportunity for all our citizens, from all demographic sectors and social classes, to access third level education. The Minister's agenda is a reforming one and if people would support it we would see continued access and more people going into education at third level. That is what the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government in the 1990s did, which Deputy Boyd Barrett opposed.

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