The campaign group Education Futures has called on an incoming Government to back up its programme for government commitments with action by setting up a third level forum to tackle the funding crisis in higher education.

The coalition, which includes Fórsa, students bodies and other unions, says this is needed to put third level education at the heart of the Irish recovery.

Commenting on the programme for government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party, Fórsa lead organiser Kevin Donoghue said the programme contained little by way of commitment to higher education funding.

“Successive governments have failed to adequately address the growing problem of higher education funding. The system can no longer subsist on vague commitments from governments that consistently undervalue the contribution made by our education communities,” he said.

Kevin chairs Education Futures, which was established in 2016 and is active on third level campuses across the country.

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