Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

When Finland had a bank crash some decades ago, the Finnish Government wisely decided to invest not just in bricks and mortar but also in human capital. As a consequence, Finland became a country at the leading edge of technology. This Government wants to see the bright young graduates that our education system has produced being enabled opportunities to stay and work in Ireland through the development of human capital and through the development of intellectual capital.

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