Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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That should not be what we are aiming to do at all if people want to work over the summer months or even have a small part-time job. I remember working in a bar when I was in college. That was fine, as it did not impact on my studies.

It was something like two evenings at the weekend. However, 40 hours a week is different. We have to accept that the primary job when in college is to get an education. We have to make the space for that.

I want to discuss the travelling as well. That is a very changed context even compared with a decade ago. Will Ms Monahan give a sense of how far people are travelling? If we spool back a decade or a little further back, nobody was travelling more than an hour to get to college. Those who lived more than an hour away went to student accommodation. Where are we at now?