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Dáil Éireann - Volume 290 - 13 May, 1976 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Hotel Management Awards. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn 6. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn asked the Minister for Education which body is to award degrees to final-year students of hotel management at the Galway Regional Technical College. Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: The only bodies now empowered to award degrees are the universities. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Can the Minister say whether or not this course was submitted to the NCEA for approval as a degree course? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: Yes. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Could the Minister say when it was submitted and the date of approval of same? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: July, 1975, before the new NCEA was constituted. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Could the Minister further tell the House whether there was any communication since then between the NCEA and the Regional College in Galway regarding this degree course? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: That information should be elicited from the NCEA. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Is it true that as a result of my question there has been communication, and that now the NCEA have at last had tentative talks with the Regional Technical College authorities in Galway to say that they may not now be able to award a degree? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: I am not aware that the facts are as the Deputy states. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Does the Minister not know? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke 1299 [1299] Mr. Richard Burke: I am not aware that the facts are precisely as the Deputy states. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Is the Minister concerned? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: I am. Mr. O'Malley Mr. O'Malley Mr. O'Malley: Was he concerned about Limerick? Mr. Tunney Mr. Tunney Mr. Tunney: Can the Minister indicate who is setting the examination papers for the final examination in question? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: This is a specific question but if the Deputy tables a separate question seeking the information, I shall answer it. Mr. Tunney Mr. Tunney Mr. Tunney: The question is pertinent to what the Minister is endeavouring to answer. If there is to be no examination there cannot be the awarding of any degree. Therefore, is it not relevant to ask the Minister whether he can assure the House that the examination in question will take place irrespective of whether the NCEA or the universities will award a degree? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: That is a separate question. Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn Mrs. Geoghegan-Quinn: Can the Minister say whether the university in question have agreed to award this degree? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: That, too, is a specific question and one which should be addressed to the body in question. Mr. Kitt Mr. Kitt Mr. Kitt: The Minister has told us that the university will award a degree in respect of this course but could a student who had completed the course get an honours degree? Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke Mr. Richard Burke: That is another specific question but if the Deputy askes for the information by way of a separate question I shall endeavour to elicit it for him. Dáil Éireann 290 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Hotel Management Awards. Questions 19760513
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