3333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how a 23-year-old apprentice (details supplied) in his first year of a plumbing apprenticeship in Galway getting paid €7.50 per hour can afford to live securely while trying to complete his training, whose parents, along with paying their own mortgage must also contribute to his rent of a shared room for €800 per month; to outline the additional supports available when families must bear the brunt of financial burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41475/25]

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3333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how a 23-year-old apprentice (details supplied) in his first year of a plumbing apprenticeship in Galway getting paid €7.50 per hour can afford to live securely while trying to complete his training, whose parents, along with paying their own mortgage must also contribute to his rent of a shared room for €800 per month; to outline the additional supports available when families must bear the brunt of financial burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41475/25]

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