Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Our second level participation rates have moved from 78% to 90% in a decade. We want to do the same with third level. We have one of the highest participation rates of second level students going into third level of any European Union country. This is because of a sustained and agreed approach to third level education. It cannot be thrown away now because it will undermine a key strategic intervention in getting the country out of its crisis.

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