Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, that definitely makes sense.

I am unsure whether this language requirement is a base requirement that cannot be moved on but I will raise this issue in the next session. The theme from all the opening statements is that people need to be made aware of this issue. Mr. O'Mahony mentioned the idea of a website and in response to Mr. Irfan, any student would benefit from interactive videos and such.

I studied for my undergraduate degree in Galway, where I am from, and then I completed a masters in Belfast. However, I come from a unique position in that my father is from Belfast. There was never any barrier and I had people in the North I could speak to. Therefore, my experience was different but we must make this option as available as possible. While I agree with the idea of a website, what are the views of all three witnesses on students using that kind of website? Is there something else that can be done?

I believe we need to get into schools and make teachers aware of this. To be fair to teachers, if they are not sure about something, it is far harder for them to push that among the student population, which is similar to Ms Fitzpatrick's point about teachers pushing people generally to undertake three A-levels in order for them to do their best in those three A-levels.

Apart from a website, what other avenues do the witnesses think would be good in this regard? Would an interactive video work well or is there anything else they can think of?