Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 364: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the decision not to grant half year free fees for a repeat year at UCD to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17162/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The criteria for eligibility under the free fees initiative include the provision that tuition fees will not be paid in respect of students undertaking repeat periods of study on their undergraduate course. This condition may be waived in exceptional circumstances, such as cases of certified serious illness.

The assessment of eligibility under the free fees initiative in individual cases is a matter for the institution concerned. I understand that UCD assessed the student's application but that the case presented did not warrant approval under this provision.