Seanad debates
Friday, 4 July 2003
Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.
I urge the Minister of State to ask his Department to seriously examine a request by Carlow Town Council and Carlow Institute of Technology to have a centre for the sciences based in the town, mirroring one in Cardiff, which promotes the sciences by encouraging young people to visit the centre to look at the different areas of the sciences. It is a fantastic centre. We had an open day in Carlow which the Minister for Education and Science was due to visit but, unfortunately, had to cancel at the last minute. We seek a commitment from the Government to get the development of such a centre under way. It would be one of a kind in Ireland, attract hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren and adults during the year and help to raise the profile of the sciences. It could only be of benefit to the entire country.
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