Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the First Minister. I have a question on third level funding. There is a debate in the country on how we should fund our third level sector, which has been in crisis for a number of years. The debate on this has come heavily down on income contingent loans, to which I am completely opposed. I believe in a publicly funded education system. Will the First Minister make reference to how society has benefitted in Scotland from free third level education socially and economically and with regard to inclusion?