David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies in place in the south east to align economic policy with educational policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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A new Action Plan for Education was launched on 15 September. The central vision of the plan is that Irish Education and Training should become the best in Europe over the next decade. Excellent and innovative education and training are the pivot around which personal fulfilment, a fair society and a successful nation should revolve. It is central to sustaining economic success and in converting economic success into building a strong community.

The Action Plan for Education also provides for the implementation of a range of strategies, including the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030, the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014 - 2019, and the  National Skills Strategy 2025, all of which are intended to help drive Ireland's growth both economically and societally including in the south east region.