Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The cohort I met consisted of people who emigrated in 2010. That is eight years ago. They want to come home. Perhaps they are mechanics and the trade is not great at the moment and they want to better themselves. They are being told that, even though they grew up here and their parents grew up here and they paid into the system, they are not even entitled to undergraduate fees. Having to wait three years before being able to access Irish education fees is a big disincentive in the context of returning home. It is no wonder the Government is making a mess of inviting people to come back to settle here when these stupid clauses exist.