Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Obviously, Government funding could always be increased. In that context, we are here to discuss the issue of funding of third level institutions. Are there reasons beyond the issue of Government funding that cause third level institutions to hire people on a part-time basis? I am sure it is not just Trinity College. Has Dr. Kennedy seen a greater incidence of it in the past number of years? What is his view as to what motivates this?