Written answers

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Department of Education and Skills

Third Level Fees

Photo of Eric ByrneEric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a situation regarding tuition fees (details supplied) [3016/13]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The position is that Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament specifies the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Such persons are entitled to have access to education and training in the State in the like manner and to the like extent in all respects as Irish citizens. Therefore the family members of other Union Citizens lawfully resident in this state are entitled to free tuition fees on the same basis as Irish citizens. This Directive does not infer any rights on the non-EU family members of the host members own nationals who remain in their home state.

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