Higher Education Authority to tell committee it aims to respect colleges' autonomy

President of the University of Limerick Kerstin Mey had told the PAC it was 'not clear' whether or not UL provided the HEA with a costed development plan regarding its acquisition of a vacant Dunnes Stores site in Limerick city centre.  Picture: Seán Curtin

The body with responsibility for governance at third-level institutions will tell the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it aims to be “respectful of institutional autonomy”.

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is set to appear before the PAC this morning in what is set to be a seismic hearing with regard to specific examples of questionable governance among Ireland’s universities.