Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the review into third level education here, he will include the possibility of providing a third level education college in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7399/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, I have established a High Level Group to develop a new national strategy for higher education, which will examine how well Ireland's higher education system is performing, how it ranks internationally, how well existing resources are being used and how the system should be configured to best meet the many challenges it faces over the next decade having regard to the key role it has to play in contributing to Ireland's economic recovery. As part of this work the Group is examining the structure of the higher education system including the number and roles of institutions within it. The Strategy Group are expected to finalise their report before the summer. There are no plans to develop any new higher education institutions at this time.