Eamon Gilmore
Question:306 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to proposals which are under consideration in the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology to close the school of science and technology; his views on whether the closure of such a school would be in the interests of the institute, of the area and of the industrial and technological development of the country; his further views on the effect the closure of the school of science and technology will have on the development of the science, technology and innovation infrastructure which is required to underpin the next stage of economic development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31214/03]