Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The issue is that Quality and Qualifications Ireland will certify courses for for-profit operators and institutions that are well established and perhaps fully funded by the Department. The community sector, however, seeks grants from various sources as it cobbles together the funding required to provide a course. As its clients are very often not well off, the community sector is not in a position to impose the full costs on participants. We will provide the Minister with more information as we receive it.