Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion

Dr. Joseph Ryan:

I thank the Deputy. On the Deputy's final point, again, it is that broader view of an education. If we were indentured to an economy, it would not be a proper education. Are we mindful? We have to be mindful because this is public money. We are informed by the National Skills Council and the regional skills forums. There is a significant amount of work that goes in with industrial liaison bodies, etc. The professions are a big part of it, as Mr. Miley will attest, along with ourselves. They are mindful of the numbers of people coming in. Placements are themselves a limitation. As a registrar, I developed a veterinary nursing course in Athlone. That involved talking to the veterinary council all the time, it outlining the demand for veterinary nurses, and then calibrating to that amount. It is not a free for all.

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