Changes to college fee arrangements for migrant students have been welcomed but campaign groups say hundreds will still be excluded by unaffordable charges despite having been educated in Ireland.

Time is running out for the Government to help hundreds of migrant students facing enormous international student fees at college, many of whom are already Irish citizens.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has asked his officials to review the situation facing the children of non-EU migrant workers blocked from the same financial supports as other students attending college.

Workers are calling on the Restaurant Association of Ireland to stop its moves to abolish the Catering Employment Regulation Order - also known as a JLC - which sets wages for the industry.