Vol. 443 No. 4
42 Proinsais De Rossa asked the Minister for Education if she will give details of the expanded terms of reference given to the inspector appointed under section 20 of the Regional Technical Colleges Act to investigate certain matters at Letterkenny Regional Technical College; if she has received or expects to receive any interim report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
The additional terms of reference authoritise the inspector in question to report to me on the following matters: the adequacy of existing procedures for the evaluation of the educational quality of the work of the college; the extent to which any problems identified by the inspector in the college reveal educational or organisational weaknesses in the college; arising from the results of her inquiries, what conclusions can be drawn and recommendations made for the improvement of the operation of the college; any other matters which the inspector considers of relevance to the framework within which the Regional Technical College Letterkenny operates having regard to the fact that a committee has been established to advise on the future development of the higher education sector.
