Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A few weeks ago, Deputies, including myself, received a very good briefing from the Union of Students in Ireland and specifically from Mr. Kevin Keane, Ms Eleanor Nyhan and Mr. Kieron Pierson. They remain very opposed to the concept of income-contingent loans, which is the third option in the last year's report. The Minister told me he was preparing a technical evaluation of that option in response to previous questions and I also asked the former Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, a while back. The Minister mentioned he hopes to deliver an extra €160 million in funding over three years to the higher education sector and a national training fund levy. Is it now time to abandon that proposal and get on with funding third level education?

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