Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2018
80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a fourth year mental health nursing course has been terminated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47621/18]
View answerMy Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding as a block grant to the institutions.
As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of this funding, including decisions regarding academic affairs, is a matter for the individual institution. Neither the Minister nor the Department has a role in relation to such matters. Therefore, the student should contact the institution in the first instance.
