Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
591. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the decision to cut graduation ceremonies for third-level institutions so far in advance of the ceremonies. [23706/21]
View answerHigher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and the Technological Universities Act 2018. Under this legislation the HEIs are independent and are entitled to regulate their own academic affairs and administrative processes, including in relation to graduations. The manner in which graduations take place is a matter for each individual institution, and it is not within my remit to intervene.
