Dr. James O'Shea:

There was an excellent programme very similar to what the Deputy described in Mayo some years back called Foundation 4 Life. Like he said, it offered skills, education and vocational interventions for young people at a very early age. There was huge uptake by young people either going on to further education or into employment. There is a whole slew of those kinds of projects in the community and voluntary sector that are highly effective. They should be resourced and supported.