Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
302 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available for a family whose child is a student (details supplied) and who feels he is being unfairly treated in relation to the module results by a lecturer. [18163/12]
View answerUniversities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and my Department does not have any function in relation to their academic affairs, including the conduct of examinations and assessments, decisions concerning examination results or the processing of appeals. The university in question has a formal appeals procedure in place under its Examination Regulations which is the appropriate channel through which a student should request a formal review of results by the university's Appeals Board. Full details of the appeals procedures are available on the website of the university. Where a problem arises for a student with the appeals process it is open to a student to seek specific advice and support from the university's student support services, through the student advice centre, regarding the options available in the particular circumstances.
