Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all the recommendations of the Cush report in respect of fixed-term workers in third level colleges have been accepted and implemented by him; if not, the specific recommendations which remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31115/17]

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 May 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 on 4 July 2016 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 officials also wrote to the universities on 27 June 2017 requesting that an adjudication system be established to hear any disputes arising from the implementation of the Cush Report.