Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Education and Skills
Technological Universities
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to the role of President of TU Dublin which was advertised on the basis of it being a seven-year appointment with the option for the governing body, based on a performance review, to extend the appointment for a further three years, he will confirm that the TU Dublin governing body will evaluate the performance of the President to determine whether their appointment will be extended for a further three years or not. [57258/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Technological Universities are autonomous bodies established under the Technological Universities Act 2018. Technological Universities regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes. The Technological Universities Act provides that the President shall be appointed by the Technological University and that the selection criteria, including experience, training and expertise appropriate to the functions of a president under the Act, and procedures in respect of the appointment of a president shall be established by the technological university. The Act also states that the president of a technological university shall carry on and manage, and control generally the academic, administrative, and financial activities of the technological university, and matters relating to its staff and perform such other functions (if any) as may be determined, by the technological university, and for those purposes shall have such powers as are necessary or expedient. The president is required to perform his or her functions subject to such policies as may be determined from time to time by the technological university and shall be accountable to the technological university for the efficient and effective management of the technological university and for the due performance of his or her functions. The Act also provides that a governing body of a technological university shall establish and implement arrangements for the management of the performance of the president. It is a matter for TU Dublin to manage the performance of the president and to determine the arrangements for the appointment of the president. In the context of the legislative autonomy of Technological Universities, it would not be appropriate for me as Minister to interfere in the appointment process for the President of TU Dublin.
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the total spend on legal fees by each of the technological universities for the past five years (details supplied). [57259/23]
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the total spend on external consultants by each of the technological universities for the past five years (details supplied). [57260/23]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1848 and 1849 together.
Please find the returned table with the requested information from each of the technological universities regarding the total spend on legal fees and external consultants for the relevant years.
Technological University | SOUTH EAST TU | TU DUBLIN | MUNSTER TU | TU SHANNON | ATLANTIC TU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Spent on Legal Fees 2022 | 222k | Money spend on legal fees 2022 Aug 21–Sept 22 | 354,214 | Money spend on legal fees 2022 | 186K | January 2022 - December 2022Professional Fees - Legal | 70,069.92 | Money spent on Legal Fees Academic year Sept 21- March 22 (7 mths ) | 55,454.30 |
| Money Spent on Legal Fees 2021 | 356k | Money spend on legal fees 2021Aug 20–Sept 21 | 706,977 | Money spend on legal fees 2021 | 157K | Oct 2021 - December 2021Professional Fees - Legal | 63,836.50 | Money spent on Legal Fees Academic year 20/21 | 302,320.65 |
| Money Spent on Legal Fees 2020 | Money spend on legal fees 2020Aug 19–Sept 20 | 499,846 | Money spend on legal fees 2020 | 161K | |||||
| Money Spent on Legal Fees 2019 | Money spend on legal fees 2019 Jan 19–Sept 19 * 8 month reporting | 394,897 | |||||||
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