Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Jimmy Deenihan:

This is a major concern. I can see the impact already, even as we start this process. I would hope that in its report this committee will make a very strong recommendation as regards funding and parity of funding. A 50-50 split is important because the same number of students attend TUs as attend the traditional universities-----