Harris: 'Broken' social contract for next generation must be restored

Further education minister says he understands why 57% of college leavers are planning to emigrate

Simon Harris: 'We have an awful lot of work to do.' Picture: Jim Coughlan.

The social contract for the next generation is "clearly broken", the further education minister has said, adding the Government must work to restore it. 

Simon Harris said he would not consider emigrating if he was leaving college today, but he understands why 57% of young people in a CSO survey say that they plan to.