Written answers

Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Department of Education and Science

University Post

9:00 pm

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 672: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a top educationalist had to leave a college (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19806/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is well aware, the president of the college covered by the Deputy's questions resigned from that position on Friday, 29 April. The matter relates to the employee-employer relationship between the head of the college and that person's employers which, I understand, were subject to legal proceedings. In this regard, it is considered that it is not appropriate for me to make any comment on them.

I have asked an accountancy firm to examine the use of moneys paid by my Department to the institution in question. It is important, however, to point out at this stage that there is nothing to show that funding provided by my Department to the institution in question has not been applied solely and properly for its intended purposes, but it is important to secure confirmation that this is the case.

Apart from the provision of funding, my Department also has a role in relation to the quality of graduates from the college. This role is similar to its role vis-À-vis other State-supported colleges of this nature. My Department's inspectorate actively monitors the quality of the graduates on an ongoing basis to ensure that the highest quality students leave all colleges of this nature. This is a well established monitoring process and one which has worked very well.

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