Seanad debates

Wednesday, 9 October 2002

As Senator John Phelan said, the Minister made several references to the real world. I would like to highlight a few points regarding the real world for many people involved in education today. Approximately 50% of students attending third level institutions have to get a job just to hang on in there. These people are vulnerable, the ones we class as drop-outs. The drop-out rate is greatest in the institutes of education because many studying there come from vulnerable backgrounds. The Minister must make them a priority.

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