Intent: Secure support for a transparent, permanent national mechanism whereby specialist disability funding follows the eligible student based on assessed need, irrespective of institutional type, with clear eligibility criteria, application and decision timelines, and the necessary funding provided through Budget 2027.
Details: Equal access to specialist disability supports for students on QQI quality-assured and validated higher education programmes, including the establishment of a permanent national funding mechanism for high-cost supports based on assessed student need rather than the funding model or type of higher ed, ...
Email with cover letter and proposal sent to the below DPO and also including Clerks of the Joint Committee of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Joint Committee of Disability Matters. - Email
Intent: Secure support for a transparent, permanent national mechanism whereby specialist disability funding follows the eligible student based on assessed need, irrespective of institutional type, with clear eligibility criteria, application and decision timelines, and the necessary funding provided through Budget 2027.
Details: Equal access to specialist disability supports for students on QQI quality-assured and validated higher education programmes, including the establishment of a permanent national funding mechanism for high-cost supports based on assessed student need rather than the funding model or type of higher ed, ...
Email with cover letter and proposal sent to the below DPO and also including Clerks of the Joint Committee of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Joint Committee of Disability Matters. - Email
Intent: Support for the drafting of the General Scheme of the Bill “Technological Universities All Island University Group (Amendment) Bill 2026” and Pre-Legislative scrutiny by the Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
Details: Correspondence and meetings regarding the strategic partnership between Queens University Belfast and Dundalk Institute of Technology and enabling legislation requirements
Intent: Support for the drafting relevant legislation necessary for the strategic partnership
Details: Meetings regarding the strategic partnership between Queens University Belfast and Dundalk Institute of Technology and enabling legislation requirements
Intent: Discuss skills gap in relation to certain workers in Ireland and how to overcome this with training and investment in up-skilling to ensure Ireland’s workforce can adapt to a changing economy and prepare for the future of work.
Details: Providing copy of report Talent for Tomorrow to Minister Harris, requesting a quote for Press Release from Minister Harris and presentation by Alastair Blair of findings to the National Skills Council
Intent: Ensure understanding of the immediate and substantial challenges that Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic are presenting to businesses, particularly to those with all-island operations::Increase awareness of the ‘manifesto from business for a shared island’ being prepared by the Ibec-CBI Joint Business Council
