Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a State body, UCD, is going to pay the wages of staff in the UCD restaurant who will be in the employment of a private company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As the Deputy will be aware, UCD is an autonomous institution and the Minister has no role in its day to day management.

However I understand from the HEA that the current UCD restaurant staff will continue to remain employees of UCD and UCD has no plans to change this arrangement. Management are currently in discussion with SIPTU and will abide by any dispute resolution procedures as set out in the Croke Park Agreement.