Dr. Graham Love:

It is significantly the legislation and that is what Mr. Beausang was alluding to earlier. We have found that in the conduct of a number of pieces of work, such as the one we have discussed previously in the WIT report, but also in relation to some of the matters relating to the University of Limerick, and others, we simply do not have the powers to do what is expected of a regulatory body. When push comes to shove we are not in a strong position at all. That has resulted in myself and the team trying to work almost on a voluntary and acceptance basis for things that are very often pushing people right up to the edge. As far as that side of the equation goes, we are not well set up.

What Dr. Love is saying is that while he has responsibility for governance and oversight of institutes of technology and universities he does not have the powers to truly be able to do it.