Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegates for their contribution. They have made a suggestion to the committee. Before we consider the ways we would follow up on it, may I ask the witnesses if they are getting a reciprocal buy-in from their colleagues north of the Border? Do the representatives from colleges in the North think in the same way as they do? If they do, should they not be part of the proposal for a North-South higher education working group? Is there work going on behind the scenes? I am trying to tease this out as to how we as a committee can develop this proposal with a buy-in from universities north of the Border.