Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
662 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the accusations of staff bullying at a college in Cork; if he has sought information on whether such accusations have validity; and if so, the action which can be taken. [22956/04]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, under the Universities Act 1997, universities are autonomous institutions and I, as Minister, have no role in the day to day management of the institutions. The Universities Act provides for the governing authority to establish procedures for the resolution of disputes which arise in the university, other than disputes to be dealt with through normal industrial relations structures operating in the university.
