No Decision yet to Revert Student Fees to €3,000

No decision yet to revert student fees to €3,000

Tánaiste Simon Harris has told the Fine Gael parliamentary party that no decision has been made to return student contribution fees to €3,000 for a full college year.

Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees

Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger

Tánaiste insists student fees will be reduced despite coalition tension

Simon Harris moved to stress that the coalition remains committed to lowering the cost of third-level education

Major row as coalition split over rise in student fees

A major row has emerged in the Coalition after the Fine Gael leadership was ‘blindsided’ by an announcement from Fianna Fáil that a €1,000 reduction in student fees will be axed. Parents and students have reacted furiously to the announcement from Further and Higher Education Minister James Lawless that student fees will be restored to €3,000 per year just months before the new term begins. Mr Lawless has insisted that cost-of-living measures th…