Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

I appreciate the very lengthy answer. does the Minister of State agree that bursaries offered by universities should be open to all students? That is where I am coming from. Where a university support is called a bursary, the best student should get it. I know the danger of opening up schemes to everybody. In Stormont we were able to move on the concept of the North-South parliamentary forum. Two working groups will now be set up to put terms of reference in place. We are hoping that these types of issues, that are so pertinent to real politicians and real constituents, can be addressed in an easier way.

I emphasise one point again, namely, that bursaries should be open to all students. I ask the Minister of State to bring that message back to the Department and use it as a starting point for the discussion.