Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the reimbursement of fees in respect of a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Kavanagh College was a private college which provided a number of programmes of education and training leading to awards made by foreign awarding bodies and was not required to have in place arrangements for the protection of enrolled learners. Issues relating to the refund of fees to effected students are therefore a private matter between the college and the students concerned.

I and my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, have established a Task Force to urgently examine the issues raised by the closure of a number of private colleges. As part of its programme of work, the Task Force has been working with representatives of high-quality private providers to put in place reasonable accommodation, in terms of discounted courses, for students affected by the closures. It is intended that the details of these discounted courses will be announced very shortly by the Task Force.