Mr. Fergal O'Brien:

I will make a few brief comments before handing over to my colleague, Mr. Brady, to take this on. We are coming from a good starting point in Ireland with this history and reputation of international education. That is both in terms of Irish students going abroad - and Mr. Brady might share some of the evidence on that with us - and our reputation of being welcoming to immigrants and international students. Right now, however, one of the biggest challenges we face concerns the cost and availability of suitable accommodation.