Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 May 2013
97. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 303 of 5 February 2013, if a matter raised in correspondence in respect of a student (details supplied) in Dublin 15 regarding their registration fees will be examined; if the student's concerns can be addressed in detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24575/13]
View answerAs advised previously, under the terms of my Department's Free Fee Initiative the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study which are a minimum of two years duration in an approved institution. The Scheme does not extend to students who are studying on a part-time basis and I have no plans at present to amend the rules of the Scheme in this regard.
As the Deputy is aware, where students are not eligible for free tuition fees, including students studying on a part-time basis, they are liable to pay the appropriate tuition fee as determined by the third level institution. Tax relief is available at the standard rate of taxation in respect of expenditure on fees associated with part-time higher education.
