Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016
313. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if and when she will provide the required funding to the appropriate third level institutions in County Dublin willing to proceed with the bachelor of engineering technology (Ord) fire engineering, level 8 programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3538/16]
View answerUniversities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. The management of their academic affairs, including the selection and delivery of courses are matters for individual institutions. All universities and institutes of technology 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 issue raised by the Deputy.
