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

Of course. One of my party colleagues is now the Minister for the Economy and he has a particular interest in North-South mobility. He is also interested in what I thought was fascinating about the witnesses' presentation, namely, that so many students who go to Britain do not return. This has a major impact on the wider economy and this is important.

Foreign languages were also mentioned as being an issue. It is one and this was very clear from the school students as well. I also query how much of an impact was found in mathematics. I refer to there being bonus points here for the subject. Students in Northern Ireland, however, will not do mathematics for their A levels unless they want to study the subject or something related to it. Do the witnesses have any views on how this dichotomy could be squared up? I ask because it is of interest. In a recent report from the Irish Universities Association, this aspect was not dealt with. The report is extremely welcome, and I am not suggesting otherwise, but I would like to hear any thoughts the witnesses might have on this point.