Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Brazil. There is a large delegation from Sligo in the Gallery. Professor Vincent Cunnane served with distinction in Sligo for many years. I welcome him and Mr. Damien Courtney to the Visitors Gallery.

I was involved with Sligo Institute of Technology for many years. Huge changes are taking place now but I have highlighted on numerous occasions the need for additional apprenticeships in ITs. Mr. Brazil might expand on that topic.

I wish Mr. Brazil well because the institutes of technology in Sligo, Letterkenny and Galway-Mayo are in the process of going forward with the new technological university for the area. A similar process is in place for Limerick and Athlone ITs. Mr. Brazil might also expand on that process.