Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-06
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Malcolm Byrne (FF), Cultural and Educational Panel

Yes, we will come to the Comptroller and Auditor General because I want to speak directly to the point raised by Senator Higgins that this gives more power to the HEA. It does. Part of the reason this legislation had to come about was because of incidents at the University of Limerick, UL, where serious questions were being asked about where money was being spent. UL was using the autonomy line and that essentially there was nothing to see here even though-----

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Sitting date: 2022-07-06