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This is an audio file with a 14-second quote from CSO Statistician Claire Burke with the Income Consumption and Wealth (ICW) Division, about COVID-19 - Our Lives Five Years On: Interrupted Education
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Interestingly, almost 40% of parents who had a child in a post-secondary or a third level institute in March 2020 believe that the closures, due to COVID-19 restrictions, will have a negative impact on their child’s future career prospects.
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