Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To what extent can we engineer a sense of belonging to Europe? The visits to Brussels help to increase knowledge and awareness of Europe and the European project. I note that the ERASMUS programme helps younger people to understand more about what Europe means. What more can be done to try to engineer a better understanding of belonging to the European project? In particular, what can be done with workers who do not have the opportunity of participating in ERASMUS programmes? How can we extend a knowledge and awareness of Europe to the ordinary person working in a factory down the country?