Under the free fees initiative, my Department meets the tuition fees of eligible students who are attending full-time undergraduate courses, which must be of at least two years duration, at approved colleges.
Eligible students are those who are first-time undergraduates, hold EU nationality or official refugee status and have been ordinarily resident in an EU member state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to an approved course. Tuition fees are not paid in respect of students who already hold an undergraduate degree and are pursuing a second undergraduate degree, irrespective of whether funding was previously awarded.
My Department understands that the person, to whom the Deputy refers, already holds a degree in rehabilitative studies from a UK University. S/he would not, therefore, be eligible to avail of the free fees initiative to pursue further study at undergraduate level.