James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

There is further bad news concerning education. The Minister for Education and Science had the power to remove the onus on middle income earners and re-introduce third level fees for top earners. Instead the reality is a shameful half measure of increasing registration fees, which will once again adversely impact on middle income earners who are already bearing the brunt of this budget.

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