Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Mr. Ian McKenna, principal officer, and Ms Anita Fitzgerald, assistant principal officer; from the Higher Education Authority, Ms Sheena Duffy, head of international, communications, and equality, diversity and inclusion; and from SOLAS, Mr. Andrew Brownlee, CEO. The witnesses are here to brief us on the implementation of the key recommendations outlined in the joint committee's report entitled North South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education.

The format is that I will invite Mr. McKenna, Ms Duffy and Mr. Brownlee to each make a brief opening statement of five minutes.