Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister and wish him well in all he is trying to do. I hope everything comes to fruition. I have a couple of questions. Some of the issues with ETBs is that adult educators are teaching in primary schools yet they are on an adult educator contract. That is an issue because they are not in adult education and they are being forced into this contract.

Digs have saved some people and there are positives to digs, but in the presentation this morning 71% said they do not have any contracts so they have no security. There have been severe issues around it. I do not know if that falls under the Minister's Department or the Department of housing. It could be a mixture of the two. Regulation needs to be introduced because digs are a good way of solving the issue.

In terms of what the Department is looking at for student accommodation, are there shared bathrooms in those? I would not be comfortable having to pay and to then share a bathroom. It is something I wanted to flag. With the rest, I wish the Minister the best going forward.