Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister do a very simple thing and keep the promise he made to students in the full knowledge of the economic environment at the time? He stated one thing four weeks before he got into government, but now he is saying "Sorry, guys, it's going to go up to €3,000, and do you know what? I feel bad about it". Feeling bad about it is not a good enough response to students. What they, and I, want him to do is to keep the promises he made to them, which formed the basis on which he was elected.

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