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Registration Fee question

  • 24-10-2010 2:38pm
    #1
    Mark200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭


    So the Students Union of Ireland have apparently been saying that only €500 of your registration fee goes to your college, and the rest goes to the Government. I'm just wondering if anyone knows if this is true or not? I find it hard to believe considering that'd mean there'd be no reason for colleges to raise the registration fee if this was the case.


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  • #2
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    its not the colleges/universities raising the registration fee, its the government.


  • #3
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    Oh for crying out loud.

    Firstly, the government is not raising the registration fee. They are raising the maximum fee colleges are allowed to charge, and the colleges are taking all they can get.

    All of the registration fee goes into the college. What's in question is how much goes towards your education. How much of it is wasted on unnecessary administration or subsidizing gyms/clubs/societies that not all students will use.


  • #4
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    but it is the government who are making the change, not the college right?


  • #5
    Mark200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    RoyalMarineComm wrote: »
    but it is the government who are making the change, not the college right?

    No, the maximum is set by the Government. That's all. It's up to the individual colleges to decide whether to raise it or not... as far as I know.

    snappieT wrote: »
    All of the registration fee goes into the college. What's in question is how much goes towards your education. How much of it is wasted on unnecessary administration or subsidizing gyms/clubs/societies that not all students will use.

    Well the line coming from the USI is that €500 goes towards the College, and the rest goes to the Government. Not unnecessary administration... the Government.


  • #6
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    I would love to see them fail at substantiating that.


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  • #7
    lfp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭lfp


    I assume then that you write two cheques when paying the Reg fee. One to the College and one to the Government.


  • #8
    smiles302
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 463 ✭✭smiles302


    Would you be able to link to where the USI said that?


  • #9
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    The registration fee is going to remain at €1,500 as is. This is the maximum fee an institution can charge. Of course they all charge the maximum.

    The Government are proposing to introduce a student contribution fee of €1,500 which will be on top of the registration fee.


  • #10
    filmbuffboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 894 ✭✭✭filmbuffboy


    OP,

    are you registered with the revenue comissioners for rent tax credits? because this will show up on your P21 and should suffice as proof that you are living independently from your parents. I didnt have a utility bill with my name on it either but every other document I had was with the address I rent with. Along with my lease, a letter from my registered landlord and the tax credit on my P21 I was successful in getting the county council grant application sorted.

    Hope this helps.

    IM thinking that with the registration fee being potentially increased to 3000 euro nxt year that the county councils will become even harder to deal with when attempting to obtain that which is yours by right! sad to see this happening to Ireland!!


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