Ivana Bacik (Independent)

The Labour Party is committed not to reintroduce fees. The Labour Party is the party that abolished fees when in Government and we are proud of that record. Senator O'Brien's Government under-funded third level education to the point where Trinity College and other top level universities in Ireland have fallen down the international rankings because of under-funding, to the point where university presidents are looking for sufficient resourcing to be able to offer the quality education we want to continue to offer.