Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The process is under way. This is an important advance that the Government decided upon shortly after the demise of TalkTalk in Waterford. There is a process that must be carried out to trigger the achievement of the criteria and to decide what groups of institutions will come together to achieve technological university status. It is not a case of introducing legislation just now, but the process is clearly under way. This will obviously be of advantage to the south east region, among others.

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