Education and Training Provision

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 April 2022

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

Questions (114)

Paul Murphy

Question:

114. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that the management of SOLAS between 2017 and 2019 have deviated from or gone beyond the ministerial order to demand that candidates for Safe Pass take a course to renew their safepass, ignoring the High Court and its own counsel and legal advice. [21319/22]

Written answers

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to this issue has been requested from SOLAS.

Officials in my department are engaging with SOLAS to confirm the position and the details will be communicated to the Deputy as soon as possible.