Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Michael McNamaraMichael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have another question and please stop me if the issue has already been covered. Is it envisaged that the school or schools that are established would cater only to Irish students? We cannot differentiate between Irish and other EU students so I will ask if the school will cater to EU students, the vast majority of whom we might expect to be Irish. Is it envisaged the school would also cater for non-EU students who pay far higher fees? In our medical schools, that is a source of revenue. I know that is a secondary consideration in respect of why the witnesses are before the committee. They see a need for vets here in Ireland. As a corollary to the question, would some of the schools be more likely to attract those kinds of students than others, if that is not an unfair question?

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