Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (Resumed).

Dr. Jim Murray:

What we have been speaking about today is the introduction of a very, very robust regime. The due diligence assessment is a critical part of this because it will allow us to identify, from a range of evidence – everything from the business plans, financial stability and corporate governance of these entities – whether they are legitimate entities. No entity that is operating now will be in this regime unless they go through this process. What the due diligence process will enable us to do is to identify that these are legitimate entities. We will be clearly looking for evidence where they are scamming.