Ms Patricia King:

We have got agreement to appoint a member to sit on the group. We have argued in various submissions in the past that Athlone Institute of Technology should be made a centre of excellence for reskilling and re-education initiatives. We have a good example in this regard in what was done in the Ruhr Valley in Germany. We intend to have a conversation with the midlands transition team about making Athlone a centre of excellence for reskilling and the development of alternative employment.