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

I hear about people dropping out. This is with regard to apprenticeships also. What does it say to people if they are forced to drop out because of their financial circumstances and having to commute due to not having accommodation? We are telling the students they have failed at this. How are we picking up and looking after these students and young people? They have not failed. Certainly they are in the situation through no fault of their own. How do we encourage them to look at the outside factors and see it is not their fault they are caught up in this crisis? This will have a mental health impact on them.