asked the Minister for Education the present status of the proposal to provide a third level college in the Thurles area of County Tipperary.
Written Answers. - Third Level College Proposal.
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I wish to refer the Deputy to my speech to Dáil Éireann on the 1988 Estimates in which I announced my intention to establish an inter departmental committee to examine, inter alia, the provision of student places at third level. The Government approved the terms of reference, operation and composition of the committee in March 1988 and it has met on a number of occasions since. Pending receipt of the committee's report a number of capital projects were deferred including the proposed regional technical college at Thurles.