Noel Treacy (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

The Senator will see a 7.2% increase in one area, a 7.3% increase in another and an 8% increase in another. The Senator may rest assured that while the talks continue, the action will take place. We are totally committed to further education and to life-long learning. The Senator has championed it in the past and we have supported it. Successive Ministers for Education and Science, particularly through my party's policies, have invested in education. We will continue to do so into the future.