Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Education and Science
Third Level Fees
9:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has to increase the fees for foreign nationals outside the EEA enrolling on a post-leaving certificate course to cover the cost of tuition, administration and normal student support services provided by the school or college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33435/07]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Students from outside the European Economic Area, (EEA), other than refugees and those with humanitarian leave to remain in the State. are required to pay the full economic fee when participating on programmes in further and higher education. This includes students attending Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses. This is a normal process as part of Irish immigration procedures and is in line with the 2004 Report on the Internalisation of Irish Education. The admission of persons to the State from outside the EEA is a matter for the immigration authorities. The basic conditions for a student visa require that the student attend a full-time programme of education and training and that they are financially self-supporting. The current cost for participation on a PLC courses for students from outside the EEA is â¬3,653 per annum. There are no plans to increase this fee at present.
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