Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will do that. The Deputy is right. A universities of sanctuary initiative is run through a number of universities. We have made significant changes to the level of financial support available and made it easier for people in direct provision to qualify for support in higher education. However, I also want to be honest with the Deputy. We have the Dr. Catherine Day report on this issue and we are not where we need to be on this and it would be dishonest for me to suggest we are. I will consider the issue of those who come here from Afghanistan and revert to the committee on it. I also want to be honest about the legal framework that applies to people entering from Ukraine under the protection directive. Let me revert to the Deputy on the matter.