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Wed 08 Aug 2008Incomes of over €100,000 would be target for fees
ONLY FAMILIES earning well in excess of €100,000 a year would be required to pay third-level college fees in the event of their reintroduction, Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe indicated yesterday.
The leader of the Progressive Democrats, Senator Ciarán Cannon, widened the debate by suggesting that a system of student loans on the Australian model should be considered rather than the reintroduction of flat fees.
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