Mr. Bryan O'Mahony:

It changes from college to college. Some get more of an orientation, like in the traditional student cycle, where they are welcomed and told what supports they have. Others are very loosely brought in. They do not know what supports are there or what is on campus. If I go to Waterford, for example, they have a campus that is not even on the main campus. It is across a road, behind some buildings, and people have to go and find it. They have their own canteen so they are not even on the campus where all the supports are. They are not walking around and are not aware of it. They did not know where the social hubs were such as where there were pool tables and so on where they could spend their lunch times. Never mind between different colleges, the student experience of how they are treated on campus is very different from traditional students in what they are able to do socially, getting involved in clubs and societies and in accessing support services. A lot of them just put up with issues they are having.