Quinn under pressure over third-level funding
The Government is likely to consider in the next few weeks whether to impose further fees on students, in addition to the €2,000 charge now levied on most of those not eligible for grants.
Mr Quinn will get a preliminary report on likely funding requirements from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) next week and bring a recommendation to Cabinet soon after. But he accepts estimates that an extra €500m a year will be needed to fund last January’s higher education strategy in the so-called Hunt report.
