General Scheme of the Technological Universities All Island University Group (Amendment) Bill 2026
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From: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Published on: 7 May 2026
- Last updated on: 7 May 2026
Explanatory Note: This Bill amends the Technological Universities Act 2018 to provide that Dundalk Institute of Technology may enter a strategic partnership with Queen’s University Belfast and apply to become a technological university college in accordance with a process as set out in the legislation.
On completion of this process and with the agreement of the Minister, Dundalk Institute of Technology will be dissolved and become a technological university college. Dundalk Technological University College will have an operational name of Dundalk University College, a college of Queen’s University Belfast.
This Head sets out the short title by which the Bill will be known and follows the standard initial section to a Bill. It allows for a phased implementation by empowering the Minister to commence different provisions of the Bill at different times.
