Third Level Education
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-08
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Naoise Ó Muirí (FG), Dublin Bay North

That is the point I was making. It looks like the data indicate mature students who get the SUSI support do better in the long run than those who do not. It is a matter of closing the loop over the research and considering it in the long term to understand what happens when levers are pulled. When the Minister pulls levers, it is a case of asking whether he is just bringing more people into the system who will ultimately leave without success or targeting the resources at particular groups of students. It would be useful at the right time to get more information on that.

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