Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
341. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative arrangements on behalf of Down Syndrome Ireland in the event of the closure of its literacy classes at the Mater Dei Institute of Education on Clonliffe Road in Dublin 3 due to budget cuts by Dublin City University which operates the campus. [10687/16]
View answerThe position is that higher education institutions, including Mater Dei Institute of Education and Dublin City University, are autonomous bodies and their day to day operational affairs including decisions on the provision of courses are the responsibility of the management authority and governing body of the institutions.
My Department has no specific role in relation to the provision of literacy classes on behalf of Down Syndrome Ireland at Mater Dei, however, my officials are liaising with the Higher Education Authority to establish the facts in relation to this matter.
