Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an upper age limit set down by him for the employment of invigilators for State and third level examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36814/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations, supervising the examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and determining procedure to enable the review and appeal of results of examinations at the request of candidates. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous academically independent institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act, 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Act, 2006. Under the terms of these Acts the operational management of the institutions, including the recruitment and appointment of staff, is the responsibility of their management authorities. Accordingly, my Department has no role in the employment of invigilators in the higher education sector.