Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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I understand what the Minister of State means about the third level institutions. I get that. Those who are certified will not be decertified and that is welcome. Both the Minister of State and the Minister will always say that they want to get people in to do different courses and that kind of thing. Obviously, we do not want to shut down their paths going forward - that it will have the same level of impact. I am happy, at this point, to have that tease-out discussion at another time with officials and I hope I will be satisfied on that. However, if not, I can bring it up again on the next Stage. I want to be sure to protect people going forward. That is important. I am happy enough not to press the amendment at this point. We can have that discussion and bring it further if need be.