Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

In reply to a previous question, the Minister stated that her Department will soon place proposals before the Government. The key issue on which she must decide is whether to allow the Waterford application, which was made in 2005, to be independently assessed under section 9, as it currently stands. Is she suggesting that she will, in light of the recommendations in Dr. Port's report, be reformatting section 9 in advance of allowing Waterford or any other college to seek full university status? Is that the position?

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