asked the Minister for Education why the Union of Students in Ireland are not recognised as a representative body for consultative purposes by his Department; and whether his Department have investigated the status and positions vis-à-vis government education authorities of similar students' organisations in other European countries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Recognition of Union of Students.
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Our universities and colleges are not State institutions, as are to a large extent their counterparts in most other European countries. In the circumstances it would not seem proper for me to take any step whereby I might come between students and their own college authorities.