153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given the Programme for Government commits to phasing out the student contribution fee over the lifetime of this Dáil, and Budget 2026 delivered a permanent €500 reduction but due to it replacing the previous temporary €1,000 cut, students are actually paying €500 more this year than last year, if he will set…
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1246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated additional cost incurred by students and their families in the 2025 academic year arising from the level of the student contribution fee prior to Budget 2026; whether his Department quantified this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/26]
1247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projected timeline and fiscal pathway by which his Department intends to meet the Programme for Government commitment to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government; whether further reductions are planned beyond Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495…
1078. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on commitments made in advance of the 2024 General Election regarding the abolition of third-level student fees; if he will clarify comments made on 14 November 2024 during an engagement with a student at Dublin City University in which he stated that he would abolish such fees; and the actions, if…
1425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the abolition of third-level fees and apprentice contributions as a means to reduce financial pressures on students, in view of recent research showing that 81% of young people are fearful for their future in Ireland. [48783/25]