Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Malone. I was impressed by his presentation. He has gathered a wide range of skills in his life to date and I am hopeful he will bring the expertise he has gained into his new role as well. I am impressed that rather than talking about Dundalk singularly, Mr. Malone talked about the region. As someone who represents Monaghan and Cavan, that is important to people in the neck of the woods I come from.

On that point, could he explain the extent of the current relationship between DkIT, Monaghan Institute and Cavan Institute? Where does Mr. Malone see that role and what room is there to expand upon that relationship that will be mutually beneficial to all the citizens who live within that corridor that was mentioned earlier? What changes would he like to make to the current set-up in DkIT? Where does he see room for expansion and where does he see potential risk going forward?