Dr. Lynn Ramsey:

Our statement referred to the development of the initial teacher education policy that the Department reiterated in 2023 and the Sahlberg reports that led to that. That was all centred around the creation of those centres of excellence, consolidating expertise and reflecting the strengths that exist within Ireland. Of the 53 programmes we have recently accredited during the Céim cycle, 11 involve technological universities. That is reflective of the strengths both that those technological universities can provide and that the centres of excellence lead in terms of established pedagogy and research.