James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)

The grant thresholds increased to €115,000 this year and they will increase to €120,000 next year. The student contribution fee discount is effective immediately and that is applied through a Supplementary Estimate here. That comes into effect. For students paying in instalments, they get the benefit of it in the second instalment, that is, the January instalment, probably. If they paid the full amount at the start, they can get a rebate. Most of the measures kick in for the current year but some of the thresholds, etc., are part of budget 2026 and they will come into effect next September.