Up to the 1980s, successive Governments sought to upgrade and modernise our second level education system. The Minister of State's relative, the late Donogh O'Malley, was one of the great inspirations who, as Minister for Education, brought secondary education into the modern era. It is a coincidence that the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, is here because this is central to what I wanted to say. Donogh O'Malley was an inspiring figure who saw the true value of free second level education, which he provided in the 1960s.