Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Pat Twomey:

I was lucky enough because I come from the Gaeltacht. There was a grant if a person could get employment in the Gaeltacht. I found it easier to get a job as well. Again, I was lucky because I was living at home. The challenge was in the costs of running the car, because I come from the countryside. There were no buses or trains for me to get to work. It was a bit costly to keep the car going. I had to go to college in Tralee for the first part. This was in the education and training board, ETB, centre. That is approximately an hour from home. That was costly enough. It was hard to keep the car going.

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