Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the response by the Minister of State. I agree that the pay increases in recent years have been quite significant. Despite that, there are enormous challenges facing those young people. As the Minister of State said, those in the last year of a contract in particular have no chance of getting a loan. We all know about the Central Bank rules on accessing finance and drawing down loans and mortgages. I appreciate that the Minister of State is au fait with the problem we have here and that she will bring this back to the senior Minister. I hope the Minister will take action on both those issues.