Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There were four areas in which cuts were carried from previous budgets into this year's one. There was the 1% reduction in primary and post-primary capitation. There is the further 1% reduction in capitation rate for the vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS; Youthreach; the back to education initiative, BTEI; the post-leaving certificate, PLC, programme; and adult literacy. There is the further 1% reduction in core pay and non-pay for higher-education institutions and there is the increase of €250 in the higher education student contribution.