Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister in the sense that funding is not the only aspect that determines quality of education. As the Minister observed, some universities are rising in the surveys while others are falling. However, one cannot continue down the pathway the Minister has taken of reducing funding and increasing intake. This certainly has been having an impact on pupil-teacher ratios and on the breadth of service that can be provided to students. The Minister should elaborate, if he can, on the timeline to give parity to the sector in respect of what will be its future funding structures.

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