Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made since the publication of the Dr. Jim Port report in regard to the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for university status progressing under section 9 of the Universities Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12177/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The applications received under Section 9 of the Universities Act, 1997 from Waterford Institute of Technology and other Institutes require detailed examination in the context not only of the detailed statutory process to which they are subject but also of their wider implications for higher education policy generally. Examination of these issues is continuing in my Department, taking account of the findings of the Port report.