Ms Suzanne Quin:

I have two letters. The first is dated 3 October 2016. It thanks me for dropping down to the Minister's advice clinic to discuss the case for extending student support schemes to private colleges. The Minister states he will check out exactly what support is extended to colleges such as the National College of Ireland, NCI, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, RCSI. He states the Department has met the Wake Up SUSI campaign to better understand the case and see whether any facility can be extended, but that, as he mentioned, extending student support schemes which make up a substantial part of €1.5 million spent on higher education to private colleges would be a very big decision with large financial implications needing budgetary provision and Government approval. The second letter comprises education legislation. Shall I read it?