Internal records warn that the impact of creating these places needs to be considered against the backdrop of its impact on the further education and training sector.places will be needed to ensure better alignment with skills needs, sustainable growth and a “more appropriate” balance across the further education and higher education sectors.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet will also discuss a policy paper brought by Mr Harris which will propose hundreds of millions of euro in additional funding for the sector each year. The paper is understood to be the Government’s response to the question of funding third-level education into the future. This leaves direct exchequer funding as the only source for additional funding needs – understood to be identified as about €300 million annually in an accompanying report also likely to published this week.