 The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has said third-level education is set to receive its first significant increase in funding after almost a decade of cuts in the 2017 budget. He has said an additional 36 million will be allocated in 2017 and a further 17 million the following year. We asked students whether they would like to see the money best spent. I don't know, it's about like 36 million between all our universities. I don't know if that's enough right now. All the Irish universities are falling in the rankings. And they have done kind of slides down over the last year, so I don't know if that will be enough to keep us afloat. But yeah, I just like to probably go into science background myself, so I like to go and kind of research in that kind of area. It could probably, I mean, and being in Dublin anyway, I know as a student, accommodations are a big issue. Accommodation needs to be sorted because other, because people are like, are being abused by landlords and stuff like that. I think mental health services as well need to be improved because just for some people who are suffering, there's nothing there for them. Another area they felt personally affected by was the incoming sugar tax, as well as the 50 cent increase in cigarette packs. I'm hoping that by raising the price continuously, that eventually that will occur with the money that has to stop. Because it's gotten to the point where we're all trying, they've tried all the good stuff. Hopefully it gets too expensive to be able to keep it up and make a difference. But I support my family, we'll be involved in convenience stores and that sort of thing. So the sugar tax is going to have an effect on us in a roundabout way. I don't agree with it. I think that the sugar tax is not going to solve the problem. I think the problem is a lifestyle problem. It's about education of, you know, how to train properly, how to be healthy. I don't think putting the tax on it is going to make a lot more difference. Liam Ashton, DCU-TV News.