Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Select Committee on Education and Skills

Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary)

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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The best answer I can give the Acting Chair is this would be of a commitment of resources and a permanent change in approach. It is something everybody probably wants to see, but it is being funded in the last number of years and in the here and now as a temporary measure. We have to get ourselves into a position where resources will allow for a permanent reduction and phasing out of student contributions.