Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 October 2020
361. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to date of all National University of Ireland Galway legal fees in relation to court cases involving a number of staff (details supplied); the estimated final cost of all legal fees in respect of these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29858/20]
View answerUniversities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and the subject matter in relation to these cases is for the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) to manage. The legal costs in relation to these cases are a matter for NUIG.
Under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, the University is obliged to record relevant legal costs incurred in their financial statements.
