Jim D'Arcy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses from Letterkenny, Sligo and Dundalk. The contribution of the institutes of technology to education is phenomenal. I sat on the board of DKIT for nine years. Unfortunately, I had to leave it when I was appointed to the Seanad, but I am aware of the great work that is being done in DKIT. Are all the witnesses happy with today's report on the future of third level education? How will it impact on their institutes? How will it help in the efforts to get students from the North into our institutes of technology? That is the most pressing issue I have to ask about.