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

This is absolutely vital work that needs to be done. We constantly talk about how we have to move beyond reasonable accommodations and in the context of universal design, facilitate all sorts of people. It is fair to say that major work has been done in new pathways and route maps for people as regards education. I visited the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence yesterday with Deirdre Hargey, the North's economy Minister. A number of memorandums of understanding, MOUs, were signed with Southern Regional College and Queen's University. A large amount of cross-Border work is being done in this regard.

I have dealt with the issue of to personal assistants over a long period. The previous Minister realised that work needs to be done in the context of sustainability. I would like to think that the new Minister will continue along those lines.

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