Students could afford €10k fees, says UL study
Although the study assumes a debt at graduation of €10,000, compared with figures of up to €30,000 that were being considered in the Department of Education, it still gives a picture of how an income-contingent loan scheme might impact on student and public finances.
It was one option proposed to then education minister Batt O’Keeffe over two years ago, and would have involved students repaying some of their college tuition costs once they started earning above a pre-determined income.
