Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2025
878. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of his Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature. [13576/25]
View answerMy Department oversees two bodies which have independent decision-making responsibilities. Below, is a list of the two bodies under my Department's remit which are quasi-judicial in nature:
• Student Grant Appeals Board - This is an independent appeals board created under the Student Support Act, 2011.
• The Higher Education Authority - This is a quasi-judicial decision making body for the purposes of Pension Appeals from Higher Education Bodies pursuant to Schedule 5 of the Universities Act, 1997 (as amended).
