Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is a very good question. We put out a call to the universities, both the technological universities and the traditional universities, and asked them what could be done, within what timeframe and how much it would cost. The next step in the process is to action it. We are going to need all of these places sooner or later. The question is which do we open next year, the year after and the year after that. That is what needs to be worked out now. It will not be the case that it all happens right away. We plan to agree a phasing to ensure that it does all happen over a period of time.

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