Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

It is welcome that the Minister has met the different groups, as a strategic approach must be taken in this regard. However, supports are needed. For example, there has been an increase of 30% in the number of students entering the Institute of Technology Tallaght, which is located beside many empty properties under the control of NAMA, and there should be joined-up government in respect of using those resources. The Minister must be the driver of change in this regard and must pull in his colleagues. Such opportunities are sitting there and it is possible to come up with imaginative ways to deal with the difficulty pertaining to finance.

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