Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his Department to implement the recommendations of the Cush report; the number of academic staff with more than two years' service who have been given permanent and pensionable contracts since 2009 and the grade of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34818/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Report of the Chair of the Expert Group on Fixed Term and Part-Time issues in Lecturing in Ireland was published in July 2016 and the Report contains a number of recommendations that will assist in addressing concerns raised about the level of part-time and fixed-term employment in lecturing in the third level sector. My Department issued directions to the sector to implement the recommendations contained in the report in accordance with the terms of the Lansdowne Road Agreement and my understanding is that the Institutions are taking steps to do so.

My Department does not hold or collect data in relation to the number of staff who have had permanent and pensionable contracts provided to them since 2009 or other information relating to grades.