Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I imagine there will be a fair bit of agreement about this. Secondary school matters as at the ages of 15, 16 and 17 people are considering jobs and possibilities. Everyone will buy into the idea of making people aware of or almost conditioning them to this. Professor O'Brennan spoke about later, in universities, having staff set up on some level as talent spotters, for want of a better term. The politics class makes it easy as there is a crossover. Who has made trips recently? Are they politics classes or people in transition year? Is some of this ad hocstuff organised by MEPs who can bring delegations over? Do we need to do that in a more organised fashion? Is that what we are talking about?