Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Before the Minister arrived, we had apprenticeship students before the committee. One of the biggest issues they raised was their finances as they go through the apprenticeship programme and how pressurised they are in paying for accommodation and putting a car on the road. Is there any way they can be included in the SUSI format? We want to entice and encourage more apprenticeships.

In the context of SOLAS, we have proposals to encourage more apprenticeships in the years from 2021 to 2025. Is it envisaged that participants in these programmes could become eligible for SUSI grant funding? Is that a runner?

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