Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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My understanding is the programmes will be protected up until that date. Contingency plans are being made in case Brexit happens, although we all hope it does not and that an alternative decision will be made. Departmental officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the United Kingdom to work out what will happen. As of now, as I mentioned, the British Government has stated it will guarantee Erasmus+ programmes up until a certain date.