Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion
1:50 pm
Ms Audry Deane:
Absolutely, yes. We have a tradition of supporting students throughout the country, but particularly those in rural areas because they have to travel to major conurbations to access third level or further education. It is one of our long-term planks of support. The number of students we support continues to rise, year on year. Students and their families are finding it extremely difficult to make ends meet.