Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

I am aware that the legislation is to be published shortly and that the changes to be made will be both wide-ranging and reform-driven. Does the Minister have a timeframe for completing the legislation? Has the Minister decided that university and IT structures will come under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority as it currently exists? Alternatively, does she plan to go further, as the OECD recommendations did, in having a tertiary education authority? It may be that the name rather than the function is different and if that is so, it does not really matter. However, I would like to hear the Minister's reply.

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