Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

North-South Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion

Mr. Frank Jones:

No, I do not believe it is all the fault of the Exchequer. If we received a circular tomorrow to say the employment control framework is no longer in existence, would the situation be fixed? No, it would not. There are a few hurdles to be overcome and all the funding in the world without the right strategies will not do anything either. We need to do what is contained within the Funding the Future report, what the recommendations say that we should do. The commitments that were given afterwards of what would be done have not been met yet.