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129 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if the management of Dublin Institute of Technology is planning to implement significant budgetary cutbacks in the College of Music, Chatham Row, Dublin, in the next academic year. [4232/03]
130 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to further reduce the number of student places available at the College of Music, which are already down from 2,600 in 1994 to 1,400 today. [4233/03]
131 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are plan to raise student fees substantially at the College of Music; and if these fees are to be paid six months in advance of the start of the academic year. [4234/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 to 131, inclusive, together.
The Dublin Institute of Technology is a statutory body established under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992. Under that Act, the governance and day-to-day activities of the institute are matters for which the governing body and the management staff of the Institute are responsible. This includes decisions in relation to the operation and management of the Dublin Institute of Technology School of Music.
