Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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From what Dr. Brady has told us, there was definitely a question mark over the allowances. It was not the case that the HEA was not responding. It was saying that the matter needed to be clarified and looked at. It was not sanctioning them. The very fact that the university wrote asking for approval also implies that there was a question mark over their legitimacy at the time. It implies that the university was, to some extent, aware that these allowances were somehow impermissible.