Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the recommendations of the Cush report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14576/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Report of the Expert Group on Fixed Term and Part Time Employment in Lecturing contains a number of recommendations that will assist in addressing the concerns raised about precarious employment by Union representatives. My officials are currently taking steps to begin implementation of the recommendations to academic staff who have signed up to the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

At this stage, it is envisaged that there will be little or no additional costs associated with the implementation of the recommendations in the Report apart from the possibility of minor costs associated with the recommendation concerning the establishment of a system where one person is responsible for dispute resolution in the university sector.