Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The hope is that, as well as being in line with the previous Universities Act, we will try to move the standards upwards. The Minister of State does not envisage the situation arising, but I would have liked us to have prevented it. I have an overall concern, on which I will not elaborate and which does not relate solely to the Minister of State, about Ireland being in a position to make statements and join statements at international level, and having ministerial and other events at which we discuss high practice but not necessarily follow through on these standards when the opportunities to do so arise.

I will not press amendment No. 13, but I hope to engage further with the Minister of State and the institutions on the Bologna Process in the future.