Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Future of Higher Education: Discussion

1:00 pm

Photo of Marie Louise O'DonnellMarie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

What is our guests' view on the awful debacle which took place recently in the context of students from Brazil, India and elsewhere who came here to pursue English language courses? I accept that this has nothing to do with the universities and relates to private institutions. The Department of Education and Skills took its eye off the ball on this matter and the Department of Justice and Equality was not paying a blind bit of attention to what was happening. There was an expectation that those who came here to study and received the relevant stamp would enjoy the quality assurance that came with it. The problem in this regard still has not been rectified. Has that had an effect?

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