A new plan to introduce student loans for college students is being criticised as bringing back 'full college fees through the back door'.
A draft report by the government proposes loan repayments paid back over 15 years for college tuition, once a student is earning a certain level of income.
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The plans for a loan system would make tuition free when you start college, and you'd then pay back the money over 15 years – at 25 euro a week.
USI President, Kevin Donoghue, says student loans are not the right way to raise third level funding.
