Student Unions To Address Oireachtas Committee On College Funding
Student representatives say loans for university fees are not the best way to fund higher education.
Unions representing over half a million students will address the Oireachtas committee on Education and Skills today, on the need for government investment in the sector.
The Union of Students in Ireland is one of the bodies involved - it says the evidence from other countries shows that loan systems don't work the way they're supposed to.
USI President Annie Hoey says they place an unfair burden on students and don't increase participation from minority groups:
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