PQ 1078
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 any, he now proposes to take in light of the additional cost of approximately €500 incurred by students and parents in the 2025 academic year. [3838/26]
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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 any, he now proposes to take in light of the additional cost of approximately €500 incurred by students and parents in the 2025 academic year. [3838/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-01-20/1078/
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