Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate what the Minister said earlier. Similarly to what has been said previously, an example is the AMTCE dealing with schools and providing training for necessary skills, whether we are talking about welding or a pile of other skills. It is basically embedding that in students at a very young age. That is useful. I would go back to my earlier question. Are we looking at possible modules to train those necessary skills, that is, the human skills, interpersonal skills, soft skills and communication skills that are needed to deal with difficult situations and which students or employees sometimes do not have?

We dealt before with, and we are looking at, disability-friendly workplaces. That has to be done across the board with flexible grant schemes and whatever. I know the Minister is committed to dealing with the issues of personal assistants in further education colleges. It is absolutely necessary to provide the framework for those with disabilities who need that added help.

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