As the Minister is aware, the Government has a plan to reduce the cost of part-time education, which was announced in the budget. He is aware that many people in counties Sligo and Leitrim, and throughout the country, are part-time students. In my constituency, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, which we are very proud of, offers a number of part-time education courses. Often, however, students who are part-time cannot access Student Universal Support Ireland grants. We have to address this to make sure that people who choose part-time education, either because they already have a job or are carers, benefit from these State supports to complete their degrees. Will the Minister update the House on any plans to reduce the cost of part-time education?

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am pleased to say Sligo has led the way in the provision of part-time education at what was IT Sligo and is now ATU Sligo. It has a very proud record. Up until now, students have had to pay significant fees to access part-time education. That simply does not make sense when we are trying to help people who are in work to upskill or help people who did not have an opportunity to access higher education at an earlier stage. As a result of the budget, from September, for those on an approved part-time course with a household income below just under €56,000, we will pay the fees.