Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Select Committee on Education and Skills

Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Resumed)
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised)

4:00 pm

Photo of Fiona O'LoughlinFiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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We also have to take into account the 12,000 Irish students currently studying in England and Northern Ireland. In the event of a hard Brexit, we may have to cater for these extra numbers. Approximately 2,000 of those students currently avail of SUSI grants.