Mr. Tim Conlon:

I fully agree. We have done broader work on race equality, for example, in higher education. We have published a report on that and are developing an action plan to examine how intersectionality impacts on people. They may have all kinds of issues that cause them problems in their progression, so we are examining how all those issues intersect and how we can do better in respect of an action plan on developing race equality. In the context specifically of marginalised groups, a number of institutions are engaging with direct provision, for example, and looking at how they can help.

I am minded to mention one other issue, which relates to Deputy Ó Cathasaigh's point about carers. There is a very interesting programme in Institute of Technology, IT, Carlow that is examining people who are in caring arrangements for someone at home. IT Carlow's programme can reach out to them and give them education in that environment. It helps not only with their caring but also with their own personal development, keeping them relevant and engaged. There are many programmes like that which individual institutions are operating and engaging in. I could pull together some further briefing on that for the Senator, with reference to broader marginalised groups.