Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are certainly all facing into a lot of uncertainty as a result of the impact. One thing is absolutely clear and that is the need for Ireland to invest in its third level strategy going forward for the benefit not only of students but society, business and families.

We will now go to our three remaining witnesses. The first is Ms Annie Hoey, the president of the USI. We have Ms Hoey's statement so she can read it or make the salient points from it.