Liam Fitzgerald (Fianna Fail)

Will the Leader ask the Minister for Education and Science to come before the House to debate the radical reorganisation he has already set in train in his Department, particularly in the light of the Cromien report published a number of years ago in which some key recommendations were put forward? A number of community-based structures were set up by the Government in recent years, but the Department of Education and Science is one of the Departments deemed to be not responsible enough to reach down to the communities because of structural difficulties. In light of that and a number of other concerns expressed, it would be helpful if the Minister came before the House to advise us on the interesting proposal he has now set in train and the decision he has made.