Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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2587.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a plan to recognise and use official certifications, such as the European Certificate of Irish, or equivalent qualifications, in third-level exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33140/24]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, Technological Universities Act 2018, and Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 -2006. Under this legislation HEIs are academically independent and entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes including in relation to teaching, learning and assessment.

As such, neither I nor my Department have any role in determining the content of assessment in higher education.