Labour to ‘look at’ third-level fees

THE Labour Party has left open the possibility of some form of student contribution to the cost of third-level education, saying it will be “looked at in the context of budgetary constraints.”

Labour is the only one of the three main parties opposed to fees — something that could be an issue in any programme for government negotiations with Fine Gael.

But it refused to rule out some form of contribution from students, which could include a graduate tax or student loan scheme.