Edward Nealon
Question:191 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Education her views on the recently expressed view of the governing body of Sligo Regional Technical College that the college, together with other regional technical colleges, had achieved sufficient maturity that they could now become fully and completely responsible for the quality of their own awards, and that consequently a new institute called the Irish Technological University, consisting of the existing regional colleges should be established to validate all the existing regional technical colleges current awards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7112/96]