Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 in particular his Department's engagement with Quality and Qualifications Ireland regarding the implementation schedule for the international education mark, IEM; the status of its recruitment of inspectors for the IEM; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24928/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Legislative amendments are necessary to facilitate the introduction of the International Education Mark (IEM). These amendments are contained in the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill. 

I published the General Scheme of the Bill on 15th May 2017, following approval by Government.  The General Scheme of the Bill will now be submitted to the relevant Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny.

It is anticipated that the IEM will be introduced in 2018.