The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has said he is committed to working to reduce third level fees.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Simon Harris said the registration fee for students is "too high" and he would like to see fees addressed during his tenure as minister. "I've been Minister for eight weeks and I would like to look at this over the lifetime of the Government, obviously we have a budget in October," Mr Harris said.
He assured that the SUSI grant system will be flexible to "take on board if a family's income has changed due to Covid-19." Minister Harris said the student assistance fund has been doubled, and €15 million has been spent to purchase 17,000 laptops, which students