Ms Fiona O'Byrne:

The higher education institutions are academically independent. While we, as a Department, are not in a position to mandate what goes into the curriculum, we have convened a tertiary sector steering group to share best practice. A number of institutions are exploring their options, including the possibility of a stand-alone sustainability module, or alternatively whether sustainability should be embedded through all existing modules. Different higher education institutions are exploring different opportunities. The Department has convened a steering group to enable that sharing of best practice.