{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68679d92fda411af71127a1a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"College Fees: Students and Parents Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Prospect of Contribution Charge Rising – 04/07/2025","description":"<p>Students and their parents cannot wait until October’s budget to find out how much the student contribution charge will be for the upcoming academic year, the Dáil has heard.</p><p><br></p><p>Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore told Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe members of the public believed a promise in the programme for</p><p>government about reducing college fees “and they have been betrayed”.</p><p><br></p><p>Ms Whitmore was speaking as the controversy over whether students would have to pay €2,000 or €3,000 in September was raised in the Dáil for the</p><p>third day running.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy Whitmore spoke to us this morning on The Agenda about this.</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}