Seán Crowe
Question:206 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made towards the implementation of recommendation number two of the report of the action group on access to third level education that an independent evaluation be undertaken by his Department, in the context of the current audit of guidance provision or otherwise, to determine the effectiveness of existing provision of guidance counselling at second level, with specific regard to third level access by students in all schools, both urban and rural; the discussions which have taken place around the issue; and when he expects the recommendation to be implemented. [17036/03]