We will increase the Back to Education Allowance for under 26s to €188. We will remove PLC fees and end the practice of requiring FAS apprentices to pay pro-rata student contributions. We will abolish student fees over a term of government by incrementally reducing the student contribution while replacing the revenue lost to the third level institutions through the central exchequer.
supports market regulation for a fair and open market, for example for consumer protection or for increased competition or for social market economy