Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

From information we have from the accounts of two universities, University College Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin, we can take it that two thirds of what they charge students is diverted to supplementing their core grants. Does the Minister agree they should pay back the students concerned? Is it not the case the Minister is misleading students - or at worse defrauding them - because he allowed this charge increase by 60% last year? The Minister is presiding over a situation where effectively he has re-introduced fees by the back door.

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