Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that UCD has cancelled the 2008 part-time evening degree of bachelor of arts course, which has implications for those students currently on these courses, in particular students who are part of the access to arts and human sciences certificate course in the UCD Adult Education Centre; if she was informed of the reason behind this decision; if she has been or will be in contact with the president of UCD to ask him to re-examine the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29083/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The universities are autonomous institutions and my Department does not have any function in their day to day operational affairs. The universities receive a block grant from the Higher Education Authority and it is a matter for each institution to determine the programmes it runs.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of State funding UCD receives annually; the amount of that funding intended for evening courses and access to education courses; the amount that is allocated; if funds are made available from other sources for evening and access to education courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29084/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Funding of recurrent grants to universities is provided through the Higher Education Authority. The Authority has advised that the amount of recurrent core grants funding, including fees, allocated to date for UCD in 2007 is €176.9 m. The amount allocated to UCD for 2006 was €178.3m. The universities are autonomous institutions and it is a matter for each institution to determine the internal allocation of resources. My Department does not have information on the distribution of allocations within UCD.