Written answers

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Department of Education and Skills

Third Level Staff

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 3 November 2020, if his attention has been drawn to the report (details supplied); if he has read the report; if he or his Department has engaged with the University of Limerick on the report; the actions he or his Department will take on foot of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35498/20]

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 3 November 2020, if he has engaged with them Higher Education Authority on the report; the actions the HEA will take on foot of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/20]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 and 178 together.

Universities, including University of Limerick (UL), are autonomous institutions with responsibility for the management of their day-to-day affairs which may in some instances, require the examination and reporting on specific matters within the university. In that context, and as previously advised, the report referred to by the Deputy was instigated by UL. The university has advised that the report was compiled by an independent expert external to the university. In that context, the Department and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) have had no involvement in it.

A copy of the report has not been submitted to my Department or to the HEA and therefore I am not in a position to comment on its contents. However, the university advises that the high level outcomes and recommendations from the report have been communicated to the Governing Authority.

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