Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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522. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the quality assurance criteria for English language programmes; when the list of courses accredited under the accreditation and co-ordination of English language services will be made available; and the visa processing methods being used to determine course and programme eligibility. [12161/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I remain fully committed to delivering on the Government's regulatory reforms programme in this area which I announced in September 2014 in conjunction with my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills. These reforms provide the necessary regulatory framework through which abuses of the student immigration system can be curtailed to the benefit of bona fide students and colleges alike. The Government is committed to maintaining Ireland's reputation as a high quality destination for international students and will continue to implement all necessary reforms to protect that reputation.

Work is at an advanced stage in implementing these reforms taking into account a high court judgement in respect of that part of the reform programme relating to English language courses, and I expect that full details will be available shortly.