Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I remember having an engagement with the guy from the HEA on whether it was likely that third level institutions would go on the national balance sheet. He said it had been looked at several times, that it had not happened to date and that, from memory - I could be wrong - there was not an expectation that it would happen. If it does, it obviously brings into sharp focus the very first item about income, assets and liabilities. I am just curious as to whether work has been done to quantify whether it would end up being a significant liability on the State in terms of-----