Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has to date not established Education Ireland; when this new body will be established; the level of funding that will be allocated to it; if the EFL sector will be represented on the board of Education Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32971/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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During 2007, progress has been ongoing on the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Internationalisation of Education Services and the establishment of Education Ireland. Education Ireland will be responsible for promoting the development of Ireland as a centre of excellence for international education. Government approval has been received to proceed with the establishment of Education Ireland as a company with a view to it being set up on a statutory basis as soon as possible. Arrangements are currently underway to establish the new company and draft legislation for the establishment of Education Ireland is currently in preparation. Funding of just over €1 million has been allocated to support the work of Education Ireland. The board of Education Ireland, of up to 12 persons, will include persons with expertise in the field of language, public and private education provision, governance, marketing and business.