Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
1299. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to establish and chair an adult literacy implementation group involving key stakeholders, to ensure national adult literacy policy priorities are implemented and targets monitored and achieved; and the timeframe in which she will do same. [33622/14]
View answerThe Further Education and Training Strategy sets out the priorities for the sector including adult literacy and basic skills. The legislation establishing SOLAS set out the reporting requirements including an annual report to the Minister on the previous year's activities which is also laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The SOLAS Board, comprising stakeholders from the FET sector including adult learning, will oversee the activities of SOLAS.
I would also like to inform the Deputy that SOLAS plan to establish a Strategic Implementation Advisory Group shortly to support it in implementing the FET Strategy. This Group will include stakeholders working at all levels in the FET sector, including literacy.
I am confident there will be sufficient levels of oversight in place to successfully implement the FET Strategy and have no plans to establish any further oversight or monitoring process.
