Your addres being so close to Limerick raises an eyebrow, maybe you are certain FTE employee... What I said is you'll be luck if you finish the training two/three months later than promised it. I pointed out maintenance issues because barely 4 planes, at my time there, comply with IF flight requirements the rest of the fleet was aproved for visual flight (the reason given was they were short on avionics technicians. Another matter was the lack of FI after fourloghed a bunch of them, which caused delays. Overall, I am pretty happy about the quality of the tuition received, different thoughts came to my mind for the management.
The £1,500 a month charge comes from the housing contract you signed there. They keep you at no additional cost unless there is a corona outbreak, in that case they will. Bear in mind that every week you are not fit for finding a job cost you the scarce ones you could find.