Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recommendations of the McIver report progressed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19726/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The McIver report on the PLC sector contains 21 over-arching recommendations, incorporating over 90 sub-recommendations.

Having regard to the number and scope of the recommendations in the report, consultations have been held with management and staff interests with regard to such issues as the prioritisation of recommendations, the structural changes envisaged in the report, their implications and associated costs.

The Department has made it clear that the recommendations of the PLC review cannot be dealt with in isolation and will have to be considered in the light of the totality of provision for further and adult education. This will require a realignment of the structures that have evolved in a pragmatic fashion to cater for particular needs at a given time. Initial discussions with the management side have been concluded and a joint meeting with management and staff representatives has been scheduled for later this month.