QQI Opening Statement to Committee on Technological Universities Bill (data.oireachtas.ie)

• QQI ensures DKIT remains in Ireland's quality assurance system.
• Qualifications from the partnership must be listed on the NFQ.
• Cross-border cooperation with QAA is underway.

"Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) addressed the Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education regarding the Technological Universities (All Island University Group) Amendment Bill 2026. The statement focuses on the proposed strategic partnership between Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) and Queen's University Belfast. QQI emphasizes that DKIT must remain within the state's quality assurance system and that all qualifications awarded in Dundalk must be included in the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). Legislative amendments and cross-jurisdictional cooperation with the QAA are required."