Just over a week ago I stood in this Chamber speaking about the incredible success of Rosenallis National School robotics team in County Laois who represented Ireland on the world stage at the VEX Robotics World Championships. They managed to bring home the judges' award. This is absolutely fantastic. Like so many people across Laois I felt immense pride seeing these young people from a small rural school compete internationally and achieve such remarkable success. It shows that innovation can happen in Rosenallis just as much as it can happen anywhere else in the world when the right resources are in place. This is exactly my point. I have since learned that the programmes that made this possible face an uncertain future as the funding through the just transition scheme comes to an end in June. It is deeply disheartening that there have been no reassurances from the Minister that another model of funding is being secured here. These programmes are not luxuries and funding for them should not just be a once-off payment. They are opening doors for children who may have never imagined themselves working in science, engineering or technology. They are helping young girls in particular to break barriers in STEM. After all the progress, the funding stream is now ending and no long-term solutions appear to be in place. This is really alarming. What message does it send to these children in counties like Laois who are finally beginning to see opportunities opening up in front of them? I call on the Minister to ensure that suitable funding is put in place before these programmes are lost. Once these opportunities disappear from rural communities, they are incredibly difficult to rebuild. It would be an absolute shame to lose something that is inspiring so many people across Laois and all over Ireland.