Higher education
fromIndependent
1 week ago'I'm on the bus before most people are up in the morning just so I can make my class' - cut in fees 'breadcrumbs', says student
Government should work towards abolishing student fees.
#student-fees
#student-fees
[ follow ]
#higher-education #budget #budget-2026 #pensions #childcare #government-commitment #government-policy
fromIndependent
1 week agoBudget 2026: 10 a week pension hike, 1,000 extra childcare places and half a billion increase for disability services as talks go down to wire
The old age pension is set to rise by €10 in Budget 2026 1,000 additional childcare places Vat rate expected to be cut to 9pc for the building of new apartments and homes €500 cut in student fees expected Mental-health crisis teams to staff A&Es Unlikely to be any cut in cost of childcare A €10 euro increase in core welfare payments will be announced in tomorrow's Budget, as talks go down to the wire.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
3 months agoTaoiseach describes budget meeting with Tanaiste and ministers Donohoe and Chambers as 'sobering'
"Public expenditure has risen on average, 8pc to 9pc over the last number of years. Such high levels of expenditure are not sustainable on the current basis."
EU data protection
[ Load more ]