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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even in silent mode. Are the minutes of 30 April agreed to? Agreed. I welcome to the first session - I will do my best to pronounce the names correctly - from the English Language Students' Union of Ireland, ELSU, Mr. Fiachra Ó Luain,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: It is just Mr. Ó Luain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: The first member up is Senator Dolan, who is not here. I call Deputy Sorca Clarke, who will be followed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Okay. No bother.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Without identifying any specific person or-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Eileen Flynn.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: We have time left in the Senator's slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I have given the Senator eight minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: It does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Senator, I have been fair to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: It was agreed before the meeting started that I would give everyone a five-minute slot. All members agreed that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Pringle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: We agreed this. It has never been an issue at this committee, and I have been Chair of it for over four years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Pringle.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I would like to thank the witnesses for attending. The briefing has been informative and beneficial. It will add to the work we are doing here at the committee. I thank Mr. Ó Luain and the students. The presentation was very much appreciated. We will adjourn for five minutes and then resume for our second session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I would like to welcome from Marketing English in Ireland, MEI, Mr. Lorcan O'Connor Lloyd, chief executive officer; Mr. Mauro Biondi, chair of the MEI board of directors; and Mr. Aidan O’Shea, MEI director and chair of MEI’s quality assurance committee. I welcome also Ms Laura Harmon, executive director of the Irish Council for International Students, ICOS, and Mr. Brian...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. O'Connor Lloyd. I now invite Ms Harmon to make her opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Harmon. I call Senator Mullen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Regulation of the English Language Sector: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for coming here. We have had a very productive discussion in sessions 1 and 2. I thank the witnesses for their replies to members and this work is ongoing. The meeting is adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 21 May 2024, when we will resume in public session.