Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Financial Supports for Tertiary Level Students: Discussion

12:05 pm

Mr. Chris Clifford:

It has become very common. Nowadays it is more common to be in part-time or full-time work while studying than it was a couple of years ago. We see students all over the country who are working. It takes away from their student life. They are going to college and then straight into work. They do not have these opportunities to, let us say, join clubs and societies and put themselves out there, which can further increase the drop-out rates as well.