“Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has admitted his embarrassment in a growing controversy about the potential revenue from the return of third-level fees. Last weekend, the department released the results of a report prepared by a UCC economist, Dr Noel Woods, which found the return of fees could generate up to €530 million for the exchequer in one year. It later emerged that Dr Woods had miscalculated – the maximum yield, using his own figures, was actually €130 million …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 19 September]