Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Joyce for her very strong presentation. It contained little with which I would disagree. One of her first points was how education is a right. Unfortunately, there are still people who do not have rights. Rights can exist theoretically but where people come from communities which have never been in a position to facilitate, support or exercise their rights, and they do not have the avenues to demand them and feel as though they deserve them, do they really have those rights at all? People feel as though they no longer deserve to be supported and helped because they have been excluded for so long.

I will open up for questions from the members, beginning with Deputy Ó Cuív.