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The Department of Education and Skills is proposing to put in place new legislation to more fully reflect the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) current central role and responsibilities in relation to higher education, in order to support higher education institutions to be the best in Europe.
A report on the consultation process undertaken in 2018, together with the response of the Department of Education and Skills to the issues raised and a proposed framework for the new legislation can be viewed here
An outline of the main provisions which it is proposed to include in the legislation can be viewed here .
The next stage of the process is now underway - for more information see Consultation process on legislative proposals to update the Higher Education Authority Act 1971