asked the Minister for Education if he will explain the differences between the present community schools and the new community colleges envisaged for County Cork.

As I stated in connection with my reply to Question No. 7 on 3 February 1981, there is no official category of school known as a community college. I added that the name is given by some vocational education committees to some schools established in accordance with the provisions of the Vocational Education Acts.

It would be a matter for the County Cork Vocational Education Committee to explain to interested parties in connection with any particular school which they would propose designating a community college the form of management structure which would be established for the school, the range of the curriculum of the school and other relevant details.