"welcomes this Government's unprecedented commitment to both capital and current investment at all levels of education and, in particular, to measures to promote increased access to and inclusion in third level education; the development of initiatives to maximise retention at first and second levels; the extensive level of ongoing investment in information technology throughout the education system; the increase in teacher training places and the level of in-service training available for existing teachers; the establishment of a National Adult Learning Council and the provision of significant additional resources for adult literacy programmes."