Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 774: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application made by Waterford Institute of Technology to achieve university status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20594/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jim Port was asked to carry out a preliminary examination of the submission made by the Governing Body of Waterford Institute of Technology having regard to (i) national strategy for the development of Irish higher education; (ii) implications for regional development in the South East in the context of the National Spatial Strategy and (iii) any likely implications for the overall structure of higher education in Ireland. Dr. Port's report is currently under consideration in my Department.