Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 4, line 15, to delete “within 3 months of” and substitute “upon”.

As it stands the section states: "The Minister shall, following consultation with an tÚdarás, within 3 months of receipt of an application from an education provider under subsection (1), determine that application". I would like to give the Minister more time. That is far too short a period of time. These are major issues, as we found this afternoon when we discussed the international dimension to Irish medical education, and to have them decided upon within three months is too restrictive a time frame from which I am offering to release the Minister. These matters deserve full and deep consideration and it is a not a question which any Minister should be asked to answer within three months.