Third-level fees to further reduce permanently in this year's budget, minister says

Further and higher education minister James Lawless: 'Certainly, as long as I’m in this brief, fees are only going in one direction. That’s down.' Picture: Leah Farrell /RollingNews.ie

Students will see a further permanent reduction in their college and university fees in this year’s budget, the higher education minister has said.

However, James Lawless declined to speculate on how much the annual payment would be reduced by in an interview with the Irish Examiner.