Government split as minister casts doubt on further student fee cut

A row over student fees has reopened in the Government coalition, after higher education minister James Lawless cast doubt on doing so in this year's budget.

Fine Gael's spokesperson on higher education Maeve O'Connell said it was "disappointing" and "invalid" reasoning, after Fianna Fáil TD Mr Lawless told Newstalk radio that it was too soon to say if he would cut fees in October's Budget.

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