Written answers
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Department of Education and Science
Foreign Students
3:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of meetings that have taken place between the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Department of Foreign Affairs and his Department on student immigration since the publication of the report of the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Internationalisation of Irish Education Services in November 2004 and the reply from the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to Parliamentary Question No. 1145 of 30 January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/08]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Foreign Affairs were represented on the inter-departmental working group on the Internationalisation of Irish Education Services and contributed to its report, which was approved by the Government and published in 2004.
Since then, my Department has had numerous contacts with both Departments regarding the implementation of the report, as well on other policy and operational issues related to student immigration. These contacts have included meetings with the two Departments, and with other concerned Departments and agencies, as well as regular bilateral contacts.
Given the range and diversity of ongoing contacts between the two Departments, it is unfortunately not feasible to collate the total number of meetings held on this issue between the publication of the inter-departmental report in 2004 and January 2008.
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