Mr. Shane Campbell:

Yes, that has been identified in our research in terms of looking at the population cohorts that are under-represented. It is a newly developed strategy. There are certain areas of it that we have yet to progress and develop. In the past six months our emphasis has been more on the natural infrastructure and opportunities in that regard with a small team of resources. In the coming months we will be turning more to areas of economic development and education and training. The opportunities and abilities of the further and higher education sectors to support the needs of industry and to drive forward the economy is something we will discuss with the member councils. We meet on a regular basis with directors of the councils who, together with the board, drive the programme of work and set the strategies and the priorities. That will be one of the areas that we want to turn to that has not had due attention just yet. It will not just be on the higher education side, but it will also look at those cohorts of the population that have not had the same opportunities.

We make applications regularly to the reconciliation fund. The reconciliation fund of the Department of Foreign Affairs is always mindful in its strategy of targeting marginalised groups. We want to look at how best we can engage with those groups in the future. While we see the challenges in engaging with them, we want to engage with them. We are completing our Brexit research and inquiring about marches and migrants as well-----