Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank, in particular, Deputy Thomas Byrne, the other Deputies present and the Members of the Seanad for getting this Bill through.

I also thank the people who helped us, namely, William Beausang, Padraig Hennigan, Wendy Ross and Joe Gleeson. We have worked on the issue for years and tonight we are successful. The Bill will be transformative for education. The Royal College of Surgeons will receive university status, strong legislation will underpin English language schools, and the QQI will be a strong international education mark.

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