Mr. Padraig Walsh:

I will make two points on transitions, although Mr. Boland has largely referred to them already. The broadening of entry routes may assist in stopping people from making poor choices. This would require more flexibility within the higher education system for people to move around. We must be careful, however, not to go down the route other countries have gone, such as the United States, where people can spend years trying to find a major and where there are far more significant dropout rates. It must be managed carefully in this regard.