Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. That was a lot of information in two minutes. As he said, we are in the final stages. The TUI is voting at the moment and nobody wants to pre-empt the result of that ballot but we can all be hopeful that we will have white smoke, perhaps by tonight or tomorrow morning. It is my understanding that the three governing bodies will meet tomorrow to submit their application, if we have that approval from the TUI.

I will ask the Minister a question in the context of St. Angela's College. Assuming the application from the alliance goes ahead, we have a memorandum of understanding between Sligo IT and St. Angela's. Can the Minister give any indication as to when he would be in a position to give his approval to the incorporation of St. Angela's into Sligo IT? Part of the submission of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance includes the possibility of St. Angela's merging with Sligo IT.

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