Quinn faces choice between more fees or lower standards [IrishTimes]
- Published: 06 October 2011
Ruairí Quinn does not want to be remembered as the Minister who brought back college fees – but he may have no option, writes SEÁN FLYNN , Education Editor
OF ALL the issues on his desk, Ruairí Quinn views higher education funding as the most problematic.
That’s not surprising. While the Minister for Education has been lauded for many of his reform initiatives in the past six months, his performance in relation to college funding has been much less sure-footed.
It does not help that the Minister has a troubled history on the issue.
Last March, Quinn opposed the €500 increase in the student contribution charge from €1,500 to €2,000.
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