Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised)

2:30 pm

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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It costs money to certify courses and ensure certification is sufficiently robust to allow a course take its rightful place in the qualification ladder. Certification of a course by Quality and Qualifications Ireland to the educational provider is one thing, while the way in which the provider charges course participants to recoup the money is another matter. If the committee communicates with the Department in a comprehensive manner, we will respond.