Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have concerns around the take up of that, as I know the Minister of State and the Minister have. It is almost a defeatist attitude if we are saying that we will save that much on it at this stage.

I will move on to the eligibility of all full-time third level students. When the Minister of State uses the term "full-time third-level education", he is not including any of the students under his own brief as Minister of State with responsibility for skills and further education. Will students on full-time post leaving certificate, PLC, courses receive the support? Would someone doing a certificate in child care or training as a special needs assistant in a community school in Mayo be included, for example?