Review to examine expenses paid to institutes’ governing body members

A review of expenses systems at institutes of technology is to examine how much was paid to governing body members since 2009.

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn asked the Higher Education Authority to conduct the review after it emerged that Flan Garvey received over €125,000 in expenses from Institute of Technology Tralee between 2005 and 2011. He has chaired its governing body since 2001 but announced this week he will quit the role in July, although his term was not due to end until Feb 2016.

The HEA finalised the terms of the review with Department of Education officials in the past week.