The debate provided an opportunity to hear from the higher education spokespeople of the main political parties as to how they propose to deal with the funding challenges for higher education and research over the next 5 years.
The debate held in DCU featured Senator Malcolm Byrne, Fianna Fáil; Senator Joe O’Reilly, Fine Gael; Mairéad Farrell TD, Sinn Fein; Richard Boyd Barrett TD, People Before Profit; Senator Pauline O’Reilly, Green Party; and Senator Annie Hoey, Labour. Moderated by Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics in the DCU School of Law and Government.