Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail)
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As the Minister knows, I am a strong advocate for academic autonomy, but where another government is essentially trying to determine the academic programmes of an institution, it is a cause of concern. Given the increasingly authoritarian nature of the Chinese Communist Party, for it to have a say in any aspect of the Irish educational system is something I would view with deep concern.