Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I know it is difficult with some members in the room and some online. I am not happy with that answer from the university. I do not accept that there is no differentiation between industry engagement with a course and the wholesale sponsorship of a specific course by a particular industry or company. There is a quantitative and qualitative difference between the two. It is in the public interest that in our public institutions such as universities we understand who exactly is sponsoring or undertaking training within particular disciplines. We are not asking for the names of hundreds and thousands of sponsors or corporate donors to be published; we are asking that where a course is significantly run by a private entity, the public institution should state that clearly, particularly when there are regulatory issues relating to that industry. I am unhappy with that answer from the university. That is not an end to the issue but perhaps we will bring it up at another date.