Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

The Estimates provision for higher education is €1,844 million as compared to €1,887 in 2008. The Estimate allows for an increase in the student registration charge from its current rate of €900 to €1,500 in individual institutions for the academic year 2009-10 and combined, this funding is generally in line with the projected outturn in 2008.

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