James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

I will wave the Leinster flag.

Proposals are coming through from MTU Cork and UCC was included in the consultation. When we did the short-term activation, which produced accommodation at Maynooth and DCU, UCC was part of the consultation but it was not ready to take up the offer at that point. It is not for want of trying, to put it simply.

I am not in the Department responsible for driving tests, but I was a Minister of State in that Department last year, so I have some awareness of it. I am very unhappy with the progress there, as is all of the Government. That is fundamentally why we are reforming the RSA. I will not get into the details due to lack of time and the fact I am not in the Department any more, but I know the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, and the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, are very much driving that forward. There have been improvements to the student Leap card. I firmly believe that investment in public transport at scale is the way we will tackle the issue long term. That is progressing but it is probably best to leave it to the Ministers in that Department to get into the detail.