Mr. Paul O'Toole:

I again thank the committee for inviting us in and giving us that support. To me, it is about what we value. If we recognise that people have different learning journeys and different capacities, and if we from the State side can recognise their potential and support them in the type of training or education that we offer, we will be doing a service to the young people. I had the privilege of seeing them off as they were heading to Abu Dhabi and of the privilege of seeing them coming back here this evening. Any time an Irish team goes abroad, we celebrate, and we have celebrated this time as well. They were absolutely fantastic ambassadors for Ireland, and I think members have seen that today.

It has been a privilege for us to be associated with that.