Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My point, however, is that there is life long learning and education investment. One of the most significant things I found in making comparisons between North and South was the introduction of the DEIS programme here and the difference that made. Were a DEIS programme introduced tomorrow morning, looking at the socioeconomic factors that are impacting education, I do not agree with the timeframe of 20 to 30 years. I acknowledge what Professor FitzGerald is saying in terms of the long term but I think it is greyer than that in respect of what the incremental benefit would be. I not only think it but have looked at other countries as well in terms of how it might work.