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Consultation Process.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004

Thursday, 19 February 2004

Ceisteanna (24, 25)

Joe Sherlock

Ceist:

23 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in the public consultation process on the future shape and direction of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5259/04]

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Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

85 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the local public meetings being held by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5215/04]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 85 together.

The process of national consultation started on 19 January 2004 when I launched the discussion document, Your Education System. Over 43,000 copies of the document have been distributed to date. A website dedicated to the process, www.youreducation.ie, has been available since 20 January 2004. Details of the process as it unfolds throughout this year, including reports on all meetings that take place as part of the process, are being posted on the website.

The series of 17 public meetings scheduled to take place throughout the country as part of the process has begun. To date meetings have taken place in Galway, Sligo and Dublin North and a meeting is scheduled to take place in Letterkenny this evening. Individuals or groups are invited to contribute to the process by writing to The Secretariat, Your Education System, Educational Research Centre, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, by e-mail at info@youreducation.ie or by using the HTML version of the discussion document on the website. Contributions received may be posted on the website, however, contributors are given the option of indicating if they do wish to have their contributions published.

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