Mr. Bryan O'Mahony:

Whenever we are looking at trying to increase the demand, any country would want students to come to study in their country. That is only quite natural. With regard to increasing class sizes, we have seen over the years an increased demand for, say, veterinarian courses. Those courses are now being increased, with new courses being brought across to Atlantic Technological University, ATU, and the South East Technological University, SETU. If we are trying to increase class sizes, we need to make sure we are increasing the supports available for those students, such as increasing the accommodation supply. Where we are trying to increase our market, we should make sure we are not just chasing students for more money. If we are going to get more students to study in our colleges in Ireland, we need to make sure they are being looked after. Courses sizes cannot be increased without increasing the supports for students.