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

Often, these things are set up in the community. A provider brings in a marginalised group such as the Traveller community. They might be the only people who bring in that group. For example, a particular group of Travellers may not go to an education and training board, FÁS or the body that has replaced FÁS. However, they might go to a given group of people - for example, a group of nuns - and that group might try to get them certification. They are bringing them in but they do not have money or capacity. How do we cater for people such as that? That is the fear that the ICTU is raising. Some providers will be simply unable to pay this kind of money. We may be dealing with people who have not availed of the free education system, which most of us take for granted. Are there any circumstances in which the waivers would be applied for course validation?