Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 45 - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Financial Statements 2022: National Training Fund
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 19: National Training Fund

9:30 am

Dr. Colm O'Reardon:

Whatever trouble I get into arguing with John McCarthy, I will definitely get into trouble if I start talking about tax policy, which is very much the reserve of the Minister for Finance. I am anxious to see if we can explore that problem in more detail. As far as I know, there is a tax relief available on fees paid over a certain level in a given year. The Deputy's suggestion is that this would be extended over a period of time after graduation.