Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)

This section deals with the dissolution of the existing statutory bodies which are being amalgamated. The Irish Universities Quality Board, IUQB, is not a statutory body; therefore, this legislation will have no role in winding it down. It was established as a company by the universities which I understand intend to wind it up after the authority's establishment, as it will have no further function or role to play in quality assurance.