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PD’s behind UW?
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Mr O’Gorman said he would work for the establishment of a university for the south east region. He said he believed the upgrading of the Waterford Institute of Technology was a “vital component to the revitalisation of
County Wexford .“
County Wexford has one of the lowest levels of uptake of third level education inIreland . I believe that the absence of a university in the region is a significant impediment to the economic and social development of Wexford.
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Thank God. A thread not about Kenny and McDowell being racist.
Awarding the status of University should be based on capability of the institution not electoral advantage. DIT is well ahead of the RTCs. When it moves to its new campus it must surely be upgraded.
Also when (if ever) will the 7th Amendment (I think it was the 7th) of the constitution passed back in the 70s be implemented and the right to vote in senate elections given to the newer universities like DCU & UL? The people voted for it but no party seems willing to take on a couple of elitist senators who have more say over democracy in this country than the voters.
in fairness. universities should not elect anyone
agreed simon, the seanad should be reformed or scrapped.
I am not opposed to another university but if its for the SE it should be in a city and be the focus of a regional infrastructure and enterprise development plan helping to enhance the local business in the area etc.
Do we have the resources to fund one? We should it is an essential element of keeping an economy like ours afloat.
Dublin does not need another University as it aslready has 4. for a pop of circa 1,000,000 that’s one for every 250,000.. in the S.E we have a pop of circa 500,000 and no Univeristy. This is way past time and should be delivered now… Numerous independent reports have backed this up such as the A&L Goodbody report.