College Fees: Students and Parents Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Prospect of Contribution Charge Rising – 04/07/2025
Students and their parents cannot wait until October’s budget to find out how much the student contribution charge will be for the upcoming academic year, the Dáil has heard.Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore told Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe members of the public believed a promise in the programme forgovernment about reducing college fees “and they have been betrayed”.Ms Whitmore was speaking as the controversy over whether students would have to pay €2,000 or €3,000 in September was raised in the Dáil for thethird day running. Deputy Whitmore spoke to us this morning on The…
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