We demand that the Government invest in the future of the country and let students live in dignity. Already the students of Athlone, Sligo and Letterkenny have taken to the streets to express their anger over shamefully inadequate student grants. Earlier this week a group of students occupied the Department of Education over this same issue. Economic prosperity gives us choices. We have to decide what kind of country we want to build for the future.
Today is just the beginning.
The weeks ahead will see many more student demonstrations. Students all over the country want to take to the streets to vent their anger over the issue of inadequate grants. We are meeting the Minister for Education on Friday. Unless there is substantial progress at that meeting we will step-up these protests until we see results.