Budget 2024
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-19
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

Students were expecting and hoping to see a permanent reduction in the student contribution charge in the budget last week, rather than a once-off measure. Students I have spoken to in the past week are really disappointed about it. Will the Minister explain why there was temporary reduction in the charge rather than a permanent one, with a view to abolishing it?

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Sitting date: 2023-10-19