Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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The Minister of State clearly anticipated the question, as he had a note in front of him. The sum of €48 million is a lot of money. How many students does that translate into? That should be measurable in the system. Are we seeing fall-off and is that in the uptake of first year places or is it where people moving from second to third year have been deciding to defer for a year? Are we keeping track of that as deferrals? Are they simply drop-outs? There is a lot to unpack in the Minister of State's answer there.