Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his views on the proposal that an education research and policy institute should be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30962/12]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I understand that the Deputy is referring to a proposal for the establishment of an education research and policy institute, along the lines of the UK Institute of Education (IOE). The IOE in the UK conducts around a quarter of the educational research carried out in UK Universities. Research at the IOE is funded by a diverse range of organisations including research councils, charities, government departments and international agencies.

There are no proposals to establish a new Institute focused specifically on educational research In Ireland.

The publicly funded higher education institutions as well as research organisations such as the ERC and ESRI have expertise in the area which is drawn from to inform the development of educational policy. It is also open to institutions, individually and in collaboration with others to develop greater specialisation in this area.