Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Deputy's support. I will be quite happy to debate this matter further at some future stage. We are trying, in the interests of fairness and equity, to see whether people can afford to make a contribution towards the education of their children - young adults in third level education - that is proportionate to what they have in total. We are taking account of the necessity for working capital in small businesses and in farms.

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