Report from the Governing Authority meeting on 10 March 1998 

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 At the first meeting it was agreed that the title of the body should be the Governing Authority. It was reported that in order to implement the proposed new format of the name for UCD a ministerial order would be necessary. The President had written to the Minister for Education and Science requesting such an order. 
 
The Governing Authority formally made the following appointments:Professorship of Civil Engineering - Dr Eugene O'Brien; Jean Monnet Associate Professorship of Family Policies and European Integration - Dr Gabriel Kiely. They also appointed Professor Harvard Sitkoff of the University of New Hampshire to the Mary Ball Washington Professorship of American History. 
 
The Committee chaired by the Registrar and set up to review and make recommendations on the Office of the Bursar issued its report. This recommended that statutes CXLII be amended to extinguish the Office of the Bursar and that a Chief Financial Officer should be appointed on a fixed-term contract. The Governing Authority accepted these recommendations. Elections then took place to fill places on the Finance, Buildings and Library Committees. The memberships are as follows: Finance - the President, the Registrar, the Bursar (ex officio), Pearse Colbert, Richard Dowling, Professor Ronan Fanning, Professor Frank Hegarty, Professor Enda Hession, Patrick Kenneally, Dr John McCafferty, Cliona de Bhaldraithe Marsh, Professor Ronan O'Regan. Buildings - the President, the Registrar, the Secretary (ex officio), Joyce Andrews, Patrick J Cawley, Professor Fergus D'Arcy, Irene Dixon, Liam Dockery, Dr Gerry Doyle, Patrick Farrell, Tom Harrington, Mary Horkan, Dermot McKeon, Paddy O'Flynn, Colm Wiley, Ian Walsh. Library - the President and the Education Officer of the Students' Union (ex officio), the Librarian (ex officio), Monica Cullinan, David Daniels, Professor Ronan O'Regan, Sean Sampson, Garret Tubridy. (In addition there 
will be representatives from the Faculties and the Library staff.) 
 
The Governing Authority decided to set up a group to review the current number of committees of the Authority and the frequency at which they meet. The Group, which will be chaired by Professor Frank Hegarty, will comprise Joyce Andrews, Pearse Colbert, Professor Ronan Fanning, Professor Jack Gardiner, Dermot McKeon and Ian Walsh. 

Under the new University legislation statutes need to be framed. These relate to (a) Conditions of Employment, (b) Grievances which are not covered under normal industrial relations structures and (c) Specifications for the appointment of a President and Chief Officer for the University. It was agreed that a small group chaired by the Registrar and with the Secretary, Professor Enda Hession and Ron Bolger would consult with the unions and staff associations on procedures in relation to issue (a), and explore what needs to be done in relation to issue (b). In relation to the existing charter and statutes it was noted that these remain in force unless a decision is made to change them. The possibility of producing a consolidated statute would be investigated. 
 
The Annual Report of the Electron Microscopy Committee for 1996/97 was received and accepted and the committee were complimented on the quality of the report. The report and recommendations of the Academic Council from meetings on 2 February and 5 March were accepted. In the recommendations from the Buildings Committee, the Green Campus report was adopted subject to amendments and it was agreed that the report should be given to Andrzej Wejchert, who is in the process of updating the Campus Development Plan. The Committee also reported that the annexe to the John Henry Newman Building would be ready for occupation by August this year, while the Welfare Building in Earlsfort Terrace should be completed in May. In relation to planning matters it was reported that planning permission for the proposed Food Science Laboratories is expected by the end of March and that the application for the proposed Student Centre will be made in April. It was also noted that the building for the Continuing Education Project (Law Faculty) is now ready for occupation and that the refurbishments in Newman House for use by Notre Dame should be completed in late 1998. 
 
Finally the report and recommendations of the Finance Committee were received and approved by the GoverningAuthority, 

Note: This is an informal record of the Governing Authority Meeting. It does not in any way prejudice the official minutes of the meeting which will be presented to the next meeting of the Governing Authority.