Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding college fees in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin [15394/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The position is that higher education institutions, including universities, are autonomous bodies and the criteria governing the level of tuition fees to be charged in the case of postgraduate study is a matter for the institutions to determine. Therefore it is a matter for the institution concerned to determine the fee rate applicable to the student referred to by the Deputy, based on the criteria laid down by the institution, and accordingly I have no role in this matter. However I would like to advise that Section 473A, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, as amended by Section 11 of the Finance Act 2012, provides for tax relief, at the standard rate of tax, for tuition fees paid in respect of approved courses at approved colleges of higher education including approved postgraduate courses.