Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the proposals of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that the Froebel College of Education in Blackrock, the Church of Ireland Training College in Rathmines and the Marino Institute, Dublin, should be abolished to provide a saving in nominal terms of €2.9 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37098/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the Report of the Special Group recommended that my Department should decide on how to manage the supply of teachers, i.e whether the 5 teacher training colleges should continue to be funded to a lesser extent or whether to concentrate resources on a smaller number of colleges.

This proposal, like other proposals made by the Special Group, is currently being considered in the context of the estimates and budget process.