Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their paper. It is good to see them back again. We have had some changes, and it is education I will talk about because I take what the witnesses are saying. On education, is there something immediate we can do? What concerns me about the witnesses' paper is that they are talking about maybe 25 years, a generation, before we can make the changes that are needed. We cannot afford to lose a generation for many reasons. I want to ask the witnesses about the two main developments since we saw them last, namely, the protocol and its impact. When the witnesses appeared previously, we discussed the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. How important is it to the overall economic picture of the North that the protocol stays in place? Another issue is the potential threat to the figures, as presented, of the global corporation tax rules changing and the impact this will have on the whole of the island.