Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I said I would be talking to the Taoiseach later today and asked what message I should give. I was asked to say that this employer is continuing to hire some of our good graduates in spite of Government policy. The person said that investment is required and that we need more connection between small businesses and universities. The universities cannot continue to fuel the future economic growth of this country if we in this Parliament halve the per student funding over a seven year period. I would very much welcome the Taoiseach's response to my question. Will he take a look, specifically, at the €25 million that is meant to come out of budget 2014?

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