Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)

We will say nothing about 1982. The young brain is much more capable of learning languages than the older brain is. It is vital that we protect this initiative. It should be expanded. I understand that might not be possible under the current budgetary constraints. If the initiative is preserved for now, perhaps it can be expanded at some stage in the future when we are in a better economic position. Certainly, we should not do away with it.

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