Professor Ciar?n ? h?gartaigh:

I think it is limited to certain schools. Coming back to the Gaeilge, we were just commenting outside that the University of Galway in particular has done well in increasing numbers in recent years. That is partly because we have focused on Gaelscoileanna and are working with particular schools in Northern Ireland. Awareness is mixed for that reason. That is why a systemic view would be good. An important point from the Universities Ireland perspective is that this applies both ways. It would be of benefit for students from the Republic to study in the North and vice versa. The issue is the sense of what the opportunities are. There is probably a particular benefit in thinking about whether there are programmes and courses available in the Republic that are not available in the North and vice versa,so that mobility could be increased. I would say, however, that the level of awareness is mixed.