Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he proposes to engage with all of the educational stakeholders with a view to ensuring a well-focused and comprehensive education system in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Deputy will be aware that in my previous role as Opposition Spokesperson on Education that I had regular engagement with the education partners on a range of issues across the entire sector. As Minister for Education and Skills I intend to continue this engagement particularly in relation to the implementation of commitments in the Programme for Government. For example, one of the first issues I tackled on taking up office was to establish the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector - a forum which many stakeholders had been calling for. There are a range of other issues where significant consultation and discussion are ongoing including the development of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy and delivery of the Strategy for Higher Education.