Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he has made in regard to his commitment to have a dispute investigated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The dispute has its origins in the dismissal of the person in question by the Agricultural Institute in 1964. His dismissal was a matter for the Council of the Institute. The relevant legislation governing the matter was the Agriculture (An Foras Taluntais) Act 1958. Article 17(2) of that Act stated that '.....the members of the staff of the Institute shall be appointed and removed by or under the authority of the Council'.

Teagasc who are the legal successors to the Council reviewed this case and the Director of Teagasc offered to explore some form of words agreeable to both parties which would help alleviate the sense of grievance felt by the person in question. I understand this offer has not been accepted to date.