Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who works in a full time permanent post of caretaker at an Institute of Technology has to retire upon their 65th birthday; if he will remain on in the post and the way they would go about securing this formally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1685/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Under legislation Institutes of Technology are autonomous statutory bodies and my Department has no function in their operational management. The answer to the question posed depends on the person's individual circumstances and contract of employment and would, therefore, be a matter for the Institute as the employer. Accordingly the person concerned should raise the matter directly with the Personnel Office in the Institute in order to clarify their retirement date and any other issues related to their employment contract with the Institute.