Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 18 June, 2013 if he will acknowledge the conceivability of a publicly-funded university determining arrangements and regulations concerning public access to its library; if it is his understanding that the public is excluded as a rule from the library of University College Dublin and the libraries of other publicly-funded universities; if he will confirm that Parliamentary Question No. 144 did not ask him if he has a role in the management and operation of universities and concerned only his role under section 20(1) of the Universities Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31392/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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As I have indicated to the Deputy in reply to previous questions on this matter the management of the university's library is entirely a matter for the university in accordance with its statutory autonomy. I refer the Deputy to Question No. 95 of 24 April, Questions Nos. 87 and 92 of 2 May, 250 of 14 May, 355 of 21 May and 144 of 8 June which set out the position.