Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Apprenticeships: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Ms Anne Marie McDonnell:
We have seen that a lot of organisations in the tertiary education sector have adopted the altitude charter, which is all providers coming together and looking at how we can consider the physical environment, digital environment, student supports and our teaching and learning practices. That is really positive. It is positive for both disabled students and all students. That is to be welcomed.
In relation to the strategy as the Senator was talking about it, I know I have said it again but it keeps coming back to the cost of disability being something that needs to be addressed in tandem so that any of the aspirations within a strategy can be realised, particularly as we are here today talking about employment. Across all parties, we keep coming back to cost as being one of the barriers.