asked the Minister for Education if he will establish a special committee with educational, trade union, and departmental representatives to study the potential effects of micro-electronic technology on formal education and on employment patterns in general.

The establishment of a special committee as suggested in the question is not considered necessary at the present time. In this connection I would refer the Deputy to the reply given by the Minister of Labour to Question No. 19 on 5 March 1980 and to my own reply to Question No. 58 on the same date.

Question No. 28 for written reply.