Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to transfer funding responsibility for the institutes of technology sector away from her Department to an independent funding authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12970/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Government recently approved the early drafting of legislation to transfer responsibility for the daily management of the institutes of technology sector from the Department of Education and Science to a reconstituted Higher Education Authority. My Department is preparing amending legislation to give effect to the Government decision.