Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will. The Acting Chairman is the boss and I very much respect that.

I refer to the two requirements for authorisation that the education provider must fulfil. The first is the authority to make awards to at least degree level. The second is that at least 40% of the provider's student enrolment in the State must be made up of students from outside of the member state who are lawfully in the State primarily to receive education and training. That brings me back to the experience of young people who come from abroad. In places like Galway the mix of foreign students with our own leads to a very meaningful experience. They enjoy themselves while getting their education. There is a social aspect to the experience when our students intermingle with those from abroad, and everyone is the richer for that experience.

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