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Warning from Down Under of crippling debt if fees return By Deirdre Judge
The new Park and Ride facility at Dangan. Pic. Deirdre Judge
Angry staff and students forced to ‘park and stride’ By Deirdre Judge
Student officers at the special meeting about the reintroduction of fees
The university’s new Park and Ride
current economic situation the
system has hit a huge snag with the
necessary resources are not available.
news that while 500 new car parking
The cost of operating the bus service
spaces are available at Dangan, there is
could be met by a price of less than
A combination of bad timing and the
Incoming students this year have been
no bus to transport staff and students
€100 being paid by every person
weather was blamed for the poor
notified by the Higher Education
to the campus.
holding a parking permit,” he said.
turnout at the public fees meeting
Authority that they may have to pay for
attended by student representatives
their own tuition from next year. The
Keith Warnock,Vice President for
SIN contacted Mr Warnock regarding
from Australia and New Zealand last
‘study-now-pay-later’ model has been
Capital Projects said in an email
the matter. “University management had
week. Steffie Hinchy, Education Officer
reported to be the one favoured by
circulated to staff that while they had
hoped to introduce a system of charging
of National Union of Students in
Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe. It
hoped to reach agreement on a new
to finance the bus. Discussions with staff
Australia (NUS) and Sophia Blair
is believed to be one of five models he
parking system, it had “not proved
and student representatives ended in a
President of the New Zealand Union of
has presented to the Cabinet with a
possible”. Efforts had been made to
stalemate so there would be no bus for
Students Associations (NZUSA)
September 15th deadline for returning
introduce charges that would reduce
the foreseeable future but I remain
explained how the deferred loan system
observations before he will make a
demand and provide the resources to
optimistic that the situation will be
in their countries had student debt
formal recommendation on the issue.
operate the bus service but to no avail.
resolved,” he said.
reaching a whopping $10 billion and rising.
“The HEA grant is not available to fund continued on page 2
a bus service, and, even if it were, in the
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