Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We have just been given a document from the Department of Education and Skills about re-engagement of staff, which was something that featured in the "RTE Investigates" programme. The programme revealed that certain people were re-engaged by the University of Limerick the day after they retired. The timing raised questions. The university has accepted that these matters need to be investigated and that an independent review is now warranted. There are very clear rules about this and the rules were breached. What are the consequences for breaching the rules? Unless there consequences, behaviour tends to be repeated and people will tend to breach or break the rules. Are there consequences here?