Marino report questions financial procedures
Farrell Grant Sparks also criticised the Department of Education's intervention in the dispute, claiming it compounded rather than alleviated the situation at the institute's teacher training college, Coláiste Mhuire Marino (CMM). Matters came to a head last May when CMM president Caoimhe Máirtín received a six-figure settlement of her claim against MIE for bullying and harassment.
A department spokesperson last night said intervention was needed because of the nature of the financial impropriety allegations, the level of public funding given to MIE and the need to assure students of high-quality teacher education.
