Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department requested all IT colleges to suspend the collection of rental income from businesses on their campuses during the public health emergency and while the campuses are closed. [13213/21]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The position is that Technological Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Technological Universities Act 2018 and the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006.

Under the terms of these Acts, the governance and day-to-day management of these institutions are matters for which the Governing Bodies and the management of the relevant institutions are responsible.

The collection of rental income by these institutions from businesses on their campuses is a matter for each institution.