A compromise on the three options for funding higher education put forward in the government’s higher education funding working group, known as the Cassells report, is possible, the Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, has said. In an interview with The University Times, Bruton stated that in the current political climate, in which his own party, Fine Gael, is leading a minority government, “some form of compromise is always going to have to be there”. When asked if finding a middle ground between two of the options might be possible, Bruton agreed, stating: “I think politics is always about resolving conflicts.” “One of the … Continue reading Compromise on Higher Education Funding Options Possible, Says Minister