Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38745/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that the governance and day to day activities of the Institute concerned are matters for which the management authorities and the Governing Body of the Institute are responsible. My Department does not have any function in relation to the day to day operational affairs of the Institution or in relation to decisions about the programmes of study that it provides. It is my understanding that demand from students is a key factor in relation to such decisions and in the absence of a sufficient level of demand it may not be possible to offer a particular programme in any given year. It is also my understanding that each individual year of the programme referred to provides for a distinct level of certification.