Trevor Sargent
Question:127 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to respond to the 1997 Government report, Sustainable Development - A Strategy for Ireland; and if he will outline his plans in this regard. [23500/01]
Written Answers. - Sustainable Development.
I assure the Deputy that my Department is fully intent on supporting the concept of sustainable development.
This can be achieved both by exhorting the education partners to develop school based strategies and by direct Department led initiatives. In the latter context, for example, the building unit of my Department has provided schools with a manual encouraging best practice in relation to maintenance of their facilities.
In a wider context my Department is actively participating in the development of a national spatial strategy.