Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Leader also to provide time for a debate on funding for third level education. In my county, the GMIT campus in Castlebar is going through a very difficult period mainly because the parent college, GMIT in Galway, has bullied its way and taken all of the good courses, which it is not willing to share. I would like the Leader to arrange a debate with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, on the funding of all third level institutions with a particular focus on outreach campuses attached to the main colleges. I have seen first-hand what has happened to the Mayo campus of GMIT. It has never got any fair play from Galway and has been bullied. We would like to get some answers and I hope the Leader will arrange the debate in the very near future.