Reduce the student contribution fee over the term of Government

What this means

• This is a government promise to reduce the fee that third-level students pay each year, known as the student contribution fee.[source]
• The commitment was made on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and aims to ease the cost of higher education for students.[source]
• The Department of Further and Higher Education, led by Minister James Lawless, is responsible for delivering on this promise.[source]
• No specific deadline or target amount for the reduction has been set. The commitment is to act over the lifetime of the current Government.[source]
• The promise is currently at the stated stage only. No action has been recorded yet, making it important to track whether it is followed through.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Further and Higher EducationBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  James LawlessOfficeholder

Indirect impact (6)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via james-lawless
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-further
  Policy and funding for further and higher education and researchMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science2-hop via dept-further
  Marian HarkinOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-further
  Double college places for therapy and health professionalsCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-further
  Expand apprenticeship and craft training placesCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via james-lawless
  Fianna FáilParty