Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Third Level Charges
Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing the student contribution charge for third level education. [26904/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Based on the number of students that qualified for free fees funding in the academic year 2014/15 (and were therefore liable to pay the Student Contribution), and taking into account overall expected increases in student numbers, it is estimated that the net cost to my Department of abolishing the Student Contribution for the 2017/18 academic year would be €206.56 million.
The above figures take into account the resulting reduction to my Department's Student Grant Scheme budget.
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