Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister appeared to indicate he was not aware the report was being commissioned and neither he nor his Department had requested it. Is that correct? He referred to the roadmap produced in the Hunt report, which also deals with the information technology sector and opportunities for universities to apply for technological university status. What is the current position in this regard? The Connacht-Ulster Alliance recently made a presentation to Members setting out a proposal to create a technological university in the north west. A similar case has been made for Waterford and Dublin. It is important that the regions are given an opportunity to make a case for securing technological university status. What timeline is envisaged for this process?

See this speech in context