Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised)
2:00 pm
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I do not think the Minister will be able to continue to do that over the next number of years because the student population will continue to grow. If it is a policy decision - I am not saying it is one - to keep the capitation payout at the same level, then one is looking at decreasing it continually to offset the increase in the number of students.