Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

As the Senator is aware, a significant amount has been invested by the Minister and the Department in the development of higher education in recent years, especially on the nursing side. However, funding is always a matter of individual negotiation in the appropriate context. For example, with regard to in-service training, the question of remuneration and funding becomes a matter between the health service executive and its appropriate corporate pup, which manages this particular activity, and the body with which they are dealing.