Michael Conaghan (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On PLC courses the students are not in classes of fixed size. There are not 25 students studying maths in one room, 25 more studying English and so on. They are engaging in a variety of different courses in areas such as theatre, child care, film-making, animation, health care and leisure management. These courses need more flexibility and more teacher specialisation. I hope that in future we will be able to ensure these colleges of further education have all the resources they need.

When one considers the scope and scale of innovation and reform undertaken by this Minister and his colleague, the Minister of State, who is present here, one is in Donogh O’Malley territory. I am reassured by Deputy Quinn’s commitment to restore to full the resources-----

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