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Cllr. Seán Ó hArgáin backs motion on veterinary and pharmacy courses in Waterford and Kildalton
Local councillor Seán Ó hArgáin has supported the proposals from the South East Technical University to secure veterinary and pharmacy courses for the regional university.
The Labour Party motion was passed unanimously at the Kilkenny County Council Meeting on Monday 16 September.
Cllr Seán Ó hArgáin said that he backs the proposal in order to support the ongoing expansion and innovation of the Kildalton College campus of the University.
On the motion, he said: "The quality of education in Ireland’s largest agricultural college is unquestioned and we believe strongly that the provision of veterinary courses in this setting would be hugely appropriate. Kildalton’s focus on animal husbandry and care makes it uniquely suitable for such courses."
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He added: "Providing such courses in a university with urban settings in Waterford and Carlow, but also with a firmly rural campus in the south of our county, would be a game changer, not just for our county and region, but I would also suggest for students and the profession they hope to enter."
The councillor has urged the Minister for Higher Education, Patrick O'Donovan, to make a decision on the matter soon and to ensure that SETU receives clearance to proceed with the courses.
Ó hArgáin also reiterated the council's calls for the "long-promised presence" of a campus of the University within Kilkenny City.
Regarding this issue, he said: "We recognise that Kildalton is an important part of the University’s structure, but the overwhelming support of our county and borough councils for the University’s creation, was based on a clear understanding and undertaking that we would join Carlow, Waterford and Wexford as county towns with a real and substantial campus of our regional university.
Cllr Ó hArgáin concluded: "We call on the University’s Governing Body and on the Minister to ensure this promise is delivered upon."
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