O’Keeffe orders report on colleges’ spending of fees
He told the Dáil the Higher Education Authority (HEA) had previously been satisfied that student services above the value of the €900 fee, paid by students themselves or on their behalf by the State through the grants system, were provided by colleges in return.
However, following recent claims by student union representatives that figures they obtained show that at least two colleges put some of the money back into their budgets for other services, the minister has asked for a detailed study to be carried out of college accounts.
