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2021 June 21 IUA Future of Ireland Speech by Mary Lou McDonald TD

22 Jun 2021

Education is after all not only the best way of changing the lives of individuals, it is the best way of changing the world and creating a more equal society. [...] The higher education sector must be at the centre of a transformed state policy that rejects the neoliberal stranglehold on research and instead unleashes the power of research for the public good. [...] I think that is a good guide in how to renew the centrality of higher education and research for the road that lies ahead. [...] We all agree that investment in education and training, as well as the industries identified in the Critical Skills Review can address the gaps in the key sectors of our workforce. [...] The new Department has committed to advancing North South co‑operation in third level in its statement of strategy and a commitment to increasing cross-border cooperation in the sector has been included in the current programme for government.

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