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Higher Education Minister To Write To DCU After 7 Per Cent Accommodation Hike In Rent Pressure Zone

It comes ahead of an Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education today where students will discuss the rising cost of living.

The Higher Education Minister is to write to DCU asking it to reverse service charges on accommodation.

The University is increasing monthly fees for on-campus accommodation by almost 7 per cent, despite being in a rent pressure zone.

It comes ahead of an Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education today where students will discuss the rising cost of living.

Higher Education Minister and Kildare North TD James Lawless doesn't think the service charge is appropriate.

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