Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The announcement from the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, earlier today regarding Higher Education Authority plans to expand college courses in a range of areas was very welcome. It is very good news for the South East Technological University, which has been deemed to have viable proposals for establishing a veterinary course of some 40 places along with a pharmacy course and an expansion of its nursing course offering. These proposals will now go on to the next phase, where a full business case will be presented. That needs to be brought to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. What is the likely timeline for the process proceeding from where it is now to the point at which we eventually decide that these college courses will open?

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