Third Level Education

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Questions (542)

Alan Kelly

Question:

542. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of legal cases that related to staff HR issues that are currently ongoing in each of the Irish universities; the number of these that have been ongoing for five years or longer; and the number of these cases that relate to issues with female university staff. [14637/23]

Written answers

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

As the Deputy will appreciate, universities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act, 1997 and, as such, are responsible for HR matters, including the management of any legal cases arising.

As Minister, I rightly have no direct role in that regard, and, accordingly, my Department does not collect nor have access to the data requested by the Deputy.