He was responding after the DUP said the UK government should be 'embarrassed' by the intervention
The Secretary of State has brushed off criticism of the UK government over the Irish Republic stepping in to fund student nursing and midwifery places in Northern Ireland.
The Irish government plans to fund 250 student nursing and midwifery places for the 2023/24 academic year, addressing a shortfall resulting from budgetary problems north of the border. Mr Heaton-Harris appeared supportive of the plans when asked on Wednesday about them and for his response to the DUP's criticisms.
He told the BBC's Nolan Show a funding arrangement is needed that "meets the needs of Northern Ireland".
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