Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take in order to secure an adequate remedy for students of All Hallows College, Dublin 9, such that they may complete the degree courses that they signed up for. [19827/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The position is that the President of All Hallows College contacted my Department in May of last year to advise of its intention to close. All Hallows is a private college and is not an approved institution under the Higher Education Authority (HEA). It does not receive core funding, however, my Department provides grant in lieu of tuition fee funding to the College in respect of three approved undergraduate courses. Funding of some €436,000 for the 2013/14 academic year was allocated to the College in respect of this funding.

My Department does not have a role in the placement of students in any third level institution, however, I welcome the fact that the college has stated that it intends to wind down in a phased basis in order to facilitate as much as possible the completion of students' studies.