David Norris (Independent)

I always thought it was a pity, although I did not look down on UCD because there were wonderful things out there. However, the provision of residential places coupled with the tutorial system really seemed to mark Trinity College out. It was not the old buildings but the fact that students lived on campus and the college was alive with university clubs.

The Grangegorman proposal is a wonderfully imaginative development, whether one calls it a university or an institute of technology. It does not matter to me because it is up the DIT to choose a name. Such developments can, however, help to lift areas of disadvantage. I urge the Minister to ensure that it will do so in that area of the city. The Minister has received a letter from the inner city network.