Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With the discretion of the Chair, I have one final question. I was speaking to a third year student yesterday from Tipperary. She is now in a position where she is looking at college places. How early does this conversation need to start in the academic programme? Personally, I would not be a fan of leaving it until two months before an application deadline. In my opinion, it should start as soon as possible, that is, as soon as somebody goes into either GCSEs or post-primary school. What are the witnesses' feelings on that issue?