Third Level Institutions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 June 2015

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Questions (238)

Anne Ferris

Question:

238. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the role of the applied language centre in University College Dublin in the education of language teachers, the teaching of the English language to foreign students and the provision of language graduates for the business sector; the number of students, teachers and host families involved; the success of the centre's programmes in this regard; the role of her Department in terms of funding, departmental oversight and other support or guidance in helping to deliver the centre's public educational objectives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25431/15]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

UCD is an autonomous institution within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997. The management of its academic affairs and organisational structures are matters for which the Governing Body and the management authorities of UCD are responsible.

All universities receive a block grant from the Higher Education Authority and it is a matter for each institution to determine how it is allocated internally. Accordingly, I have no function in relation to the structures in place within the UCD Applied Language Centre.