Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Of course, I welcome what has happened in Tralee. However, I am talking about students who do not have accommodation in Cork and Limerick today. For whatever reason their courses are in those colleges at this time. They are travelling by bus. They cannot drive themselves because they cannot get a driving test in Kerry - it is an impossibility. The leaving cert results come out too late. The CAO offers are too late. The second round of CAO offers is much too late. The lottery system only satisfies some. Some students come from as far away as Cahersiveen. It is an awful journey from Cahersiveen to Limerick or Cork. College days are supposed to be the best days of their lives. They are telling me that they are sleeping on couches and on floors. They are sleeping in tents. Some are even joining together to rent hotel rooms. Their rents have been increased by 50% after the first two weeks. This is not good enough.

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