Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Is that agreed? Agreed.

The final petition is from Mr. Pat Brady regarding the closure of carpentry joinery at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. I have a proposal to make on this. First, we should contact the petitioner to clarify what efforts he has made to engage with the Department of Education and Skills, the Higher Education Authority or the institute to raise these issues of concern because it is required that every petitioner demonstrate that he or she has made every effort within their power to appeal or question something before it comes to this stage. We will clarify that and revisit it next week. At that stage we may write to the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown seeking its perspective and then further consider the petition. Is that agreed? Agreed.