Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Aligning Education with the UNCRPD (Resumed): Discussion
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That is important. I am a Carlow woman and Carlow Institute of Technology is going to be the South East Technological University from 1 May. It is a huge achievement for Carlow and Kilkenny. What would the witnesses say we could improve for somebody with a disability? We have two great ITs in Carlow, St. Patrick's Carlow College and Carlow IT. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, has been very much involved in promoting technological universities. Do the witnesses see where we could make big changes in this new role for us, particularly in my area? Is there anything they think I could bring to the Minister's attention or anything I could address? They could refer certain things to me.
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