Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problem faced by Irish graduates who seek employment in the Middle East because the parchments issued on graduation only state that they have received a BSc and does not state the discipline/field of study; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that because of this omission the parchment as it is written is not recognised in any part of the Middle East meaning graduates are unable to secure employment where available; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Act 2006 respectively. The management of their academic affairs, including such matters as the parchments issued to graduates, are matters for the individual institutions concerned. Neither I nor my Department have any involvement in the formatting of parchments issued to graduates by third level institutions.