Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Peace Summit Partnership: Discussion
10:00 am
Mr. Tim Attwood:
It is an important question. The John and Pat Hume Foundation has had a relationship with the Royal Irish Academy because John Hume would have been very strong on a balanced regional economy. We would have events in the north west on the Magee campus of Ulster University in Derry and Letterkenny Institute of Technology on investment in the greater north west. When we talk about the north west, we mean from Galway to Sligo to Letterkenny to Derry to Coleraine. How do we ensure there is investment in infrastructure? The fact the shared island unit put the money up for the medical school shows us the value of a shared island. We are trying to embellish that relationship between Ulster University and Letterkenny Institute of Technology. There are so many opportunities. A report showed how few students from the South attend tertiary education in the North. How do we create opportunities to share that? It is a really important question and we need to see collective action - cross-jurisdictional action. It does not challenge anybody's identity. It makes sense. I am conscious that Mr. Holloway and Ms Malone may have some comments to make.
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