Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)

On Senator Barrett's amendment, while all other fees provided for in the Bill are paid by providers provision is already made for a fee payable by a learner in respect of the granting of an award by the authority. Learners already pay fees, although not substantial, to FETAC and HETAC for this service. It is proposed to retain this provision. On that basis, it would be difficult to accept his amendment. It should be noted that there is no provision in the Bill for tuition fees for learners as this is not a matter for the authority in general.