Maybe it's time to start saving for September, because the contribution fee is rising again. Since September 2022, the €3,000 contribution fee had been cut to €2,000. Since the new Government was formed, it had promised to continue to cut fees, set out in the Programme For Government. He said all indications were that there wouldn't be a cost of living package this year, and if that didn't happen, he couldn't cut fees in his department. The Labour Party has called it "a major setback for college affordability".