Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 661 of 24 November 2020, the status of the higher education staffing agreement; when the principles will be agreed; the engagement there has been with workers and higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43313/20]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Officials from my Department are engaging in discussions with the HEA and DPER in relation to the development of a new set of principles to inform a revised Higher Education Staffing Agreement. This will form the basis of an update to the current Employment Control Framework which is implemented since 2011.

My officials are engaged with the Higher Education Authority and officials from Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the development of a new set of principles to inform a revisedframework discussion paper, which will be finalised in consultation with the key stakeholders.