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Statute XCVI.

Irish Universities Act, 1908

University College, Cork

We, the Governing Body of University College, Cork, under and by virtue of the powers in that behalf conferred on us by the said Act, Do by this present instrument under the Seal of University College, Cork, make the Statute contained in the Schedule hereof for the general government of the said College.

Given under the Common Seal of University College, Cork, this twenty-ninth day of November, 1973.

Present when the Common Seal of University College, Cork, was affixed:

(Signed)
M. D. McCARTHY, President.
TADHG Ó CIARDHA, Governor.
JOHN P. TEEGAN, Acting Secretary.

Statute XCVI.

Schedule

Statutes I. to XCV. of University College, Cork shall be read and construed with the additions, modifications and amendments hereinafter set forth.

CHAPTER I.
Increased Stipends

  1. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Statutes I. to XCV. of University College, Cork, the annual stipends of the President, of the professorships and lectureships set forth in this chapter and of the Officers of the College shall, as from the dates specified hereunder, be those hereinafter set forth.
  2. In the case of stipends set forth in this Chapter which are effective from 1 June, 1973, the amounts specified shall be subject to a deduction of forty-three pence in respect of the month of June, 1973 except where otherwise specified.
  3. The annual stipends of the President, of the full-time professorships and full-time lectureships and of the Officers of the College, with the exception of the offices, full-time professorships and full-time lectureships referred to in sections 5, 6(e), 6(g), 6(h) and 8(d) of this Chapter, shall be increased by £52 per annum in respect of the period commencing on 1 June, 1966, and terminating on 31 May, 1968.
  4. The annual stipend, pensionable value of residence, fuel and light and expense allowance of the President shall as from the dates specified be as follows:

    Effective Date

    Annual
    Stipend

    Pensionable Value
    of Residence,
    Fuel and Light

    Annual
    Expense
    Allowance

    1 June, 1968£6,073£510£810
    1 June, 1969£6,273£530£840
    1 April, 1970£6,712£570£900
    1 October, 1970£7,048£600£945
    1 January, 1971£7,718£660£1,035
    1 April, 1971£8,104£690£1,090
    1 January, 1972£8,208£690£1,090
    1 January, 1973£8,569£720£1,133
    1 June, 1973£9,018£750£1,178

  7. The annual stipend of Readers shall as from the dates specified be as follows:

     

    Effective Date

    Minimum
    Stipend

    Annual
    Increment

    Number of
    Increments

    Maximum
    Stipend

    1 January, 1972£3,709£11510£4,859
    1 January, 1973£3,906£11810 £5,086
    1 June, 1973£4,157£12410£5,397

  10. The following are hereby amended:

    Statute LXXX., Chapters I. and II.
    Statute LXXXIV., Chapters I. and II.
    Statute LXXXVI., Chapters I. and II.
    Statute LXXXVII., Chapter VIII.
    Statute XC., Chapter I
    Statute XCI., Chapter I.
    Statute XCII., Chapter I.
    Statute XCIV., Chapter I.

CHAPTER II.
Children's Allowances

Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., section 2, as already amended, is hereby further amended to the extent that the amount of the children's allowances shall, as from 1 June, 1973, be £87 per annum in respect of each qualified child.

CHAPTER III.
Increased Pensions

  1. The Governing Body has, in accordance with the provision of Clause 8 of the Pension Scheme annexed to Statute LXXIX., reviewed the pensions payable to retired participants in the Scheme and to the widows of former participants or retired participants. In consequence thereof the revised annual pensions set out in sections 2, 3 and 4 shall be payable from the dates indicated.
  2. The pension payable to Mrs. Máire Mulcahy as set out in Statute XCIV., Chapter III., section 1, shall be amended by the substitution of the figure £264 for the figure £87 payable from 1 January, 1973, where it appears in that section.
  3. The pensions payable to the following, as set out in Statute XCIV., Chapter III., section 1, shall be amended by the substitution of the amounts set out below payable from the dates indicated:

     

     

    From
    1 January, 1972

    From
    1 January, 1973

    Dr. H. St. J. Atkins£3,711£3,876
    Dr. J. J. McHenry£4,008£4,185

  4. The following revised annual pensions shall be payable as from 1 June, 1973:

    General Pension Fund:

    Professor Lucy Duggan£1,935
    Dr. H. St. J. Atkins£4,080
    R. Ó Cinnéide£3,042
    Professor W. J. O'Donovan£2,907
    Professor B. G. McCarthy£3,489
    Dr. J. J. McHenry £4,407
    Professor Mary Boyle£2,133
    Professor E. M. Byrne-Costigan£3,588
    Professor S. Kavanagh£2,907
    Professor S. Pender£2,907
    Professor M. A. MacConaill£2,571
    Professor R. P. Breathnach£2,907
    Dr. Y. Servais £2,283
    D. Leo Whyte£2,907
    Daniel O'Keeffe£2,283
    Mrs. Laura Drumm£1,263
    Mrs. M. F. Conroy£1,065
    Mrs. Sheila Walsh£1,902
    Mrs. Cynthia Treston £1,935
    Mrs. Jean Healy£1,599
    Mrs. Mary Hogan£1,935
    Mrs. Mary Busteed£1,935
    Mrs. Joan Hurley£1,455
    Mrs. Máire Mulcahy£282
    Eibhlís Bean Uí Chuilleanáin£1,791
    Ruth Bean Uí Riada£429
    Mrs. C. Coffey£1,935
    Mary B. Good£153
    Maura Twomey£825
    Mrs. M. Law£1,362
    Mrs. K. Madden£1,212
    E. McCarthy£963
    M. L. Foley£1,248
    M. Fuohy£963
    Mrs. M. Riordan£324
    H. Galvin£1,095
    P. Ó. Nuatáin£531
    J. Foley£1,062
    Mary Creedon£195
    D. O'Driscoll£1,083
    J. Tracey£219
    J. Rafferty£678

    Dairy Science Pension Fund:

    		 
    Professor M. Grimes£3,873
    Professor C. Boyle£3,885
    Professor G. T. Pyne£2,907
    Professor M. Murphy£2,907
    Ide Bean Uí Shé £1,935
    Elizabeth Conlon£855
    Margaret A. Kelly£1,023
    J. J. Murphy£2,070
    W. Herlihy£516
    Annie J. Costelloe£420
    John Hayes£693
    Cornelius Mahony£276
    T. Gleeson£681
    Elizabeth White£720
    C. Harrington£774
    William Moloney£1,080

  5. The pensions set out in the foregoing section in respect of those who retired subsequent to the enactment of Statute LXXIX. are subject to the provisions of Clause 14 (as amended) of the Pension Scheme annexed to that Statute.
  6. Any increases in pension granted by this Statute will be deemed to be part of any increases that may become payable under the terms of Clause 8 of the Pension Scheme as amended by Statute LXXXV., Chapter I., upon the validation of the latter Statute.

CHAPTER IV.
Pension Scheme

  1. The provisions of Statute LXXIX., Chapter I., section 7(a), sub-paragraph x. shall not apply in cases where the marriage took place on or after 1 June, 1972.
  2. The provisions of Statute LXXIX., Chapter I., section 11, shall not apply to any full-time Lady Superintendent or to any full-time woman Assistant, full-time woman Clerk or full-time woman Library Assistant, who enters the full-time service of the College on or after 1 October, 1973.

CHAPTER V.
Professorship of Mathematical Statistics

  1. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Statute XXXIV., Chapter I., as amended, and with the consent of the present holder of the Professorship of Statistics, established by Statute L., Chapter I., the provisions of the said Statute L., Chapter I., as amended, shall be replaced by the provisions contained in this Chapter.
  2. The said Professorship of Statistics shall henceforth be known as the "Professorship of Mathematical Statistics".
  3. The said Professorship of Mathematical Statistics shall as from the coming into operation of this Statute cease to be a full-time professorship and shall be a part-time professorship.
  4. The duties of the part-time professorship shall be to lecture in Mathematical Statistics in the Department of Statistics for all degrees, diplomas and certificates of the university and for all diplomas and certificates of the College. He shall also examine in Mathematical Statistics for the College and, if required to do so, for the University.

  6. The stipend of the part-time Professorship of Mathematical Statistics shall be £1,230 per annum.
  7. The said professorship shall be tenable for the same term and upon the same conditions and the holder thereof shall be subject to the same duties and obligations as if the said professorship had been included in Statute I., to Statute XCV. of University College, Cork.
  8. The part-time Professorship of Mathematical Statistics referred to in this Chapter shall be abolished should the first holder of the post die or should he retire, resign or be removed from the office.

CHAPTER VI.
Professorship of Statistics

  1. There shall be established in the College, in the event of its institution by the National University of Ireland, a Professorship of Statistics.
  2. The said professorship shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the statutes of the College and of the University. The stipend of the professorship shall be the same as that provided in Chapter I., section 5(a) of this Statute. The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended, shall also apply to the office.
  3. The duties of the professor shall be to lecture in Statistics for all degrees, diplomas and certificates of the University and for all diplomas and certificates of the College. He shall also examine in Statistics for the College, and, if required by the Senate to do so, for the University.
  4. The said professorship shall be a pensionable office to which the provisions of Statute LXXIX., as amended, and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply.
  5. The said professorship shall be tenable for the same term and upon the same conditions and the holder thereof shall be subject to the same duties and obligations as if the said professorship had been included in Statutes I. to XCV. of University College, Cork.
  6. All references to the "Professor of Statistics" in Statutes I. to XCV. of University College, Cork, shall henceforth be deemed to be references to the Professorship hereby established.

CHAPTER VII.
Officers of the College

Statute I., Chapter XIX., section 1, is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words "a Secretary" and by the substitution therefor of the words "a Finance Officer and Secretary, a College Engineer and Planning Officer, a Dean of Student Affairs".

CHAPTER VIII.
Registrar

  1. With the consent of the present holder the part-time office of Registrar referred to in Statute I., Chapter XX., and subsequent Statutes shall henceforth be deemed to be a full-time office. The term "full-time" in this case shall not be interpreted as precluding the holder of the office of Registrar from holding and receiving a stipend from the College in respect of a part-time professorship in the College.
  2. The annual stipend of the Registrar shall be the same as that provided in Chapter I., section 5.(a) of this Statute. The present holder of this office shall also he entitled to residence, fuel and light, valid for pension purposes at £672 per annum, The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended, shall also apply to the office.
  3. The full-time post of Registrar shall be a pensionable office to which the provisions of Statute LXXIX., as amended, and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply.
  4. On the coming into operation of this Statute the then holder of the part-time office of Registrar shall become and shall be deemed to be the first holder of the full-time office of Registrar.
  5. The Registrar shall keep the Registers of the College in such a manner and subject to such directions as may be prescribed.
  6. He shall act as secretary to the Academic Council of the College, issue under the direction of the President to each member of the Academic Council the summons for its meeting, and prepare and maintain a record of the transactions of the Academic Council.
  7. He shall carry on under the direction of the President the correspondence of the College so far as it relates to Academic matters.
  8. He shall prepare, under the direction of the Academic Council, programmes of all Examinations.
  9. He shall carry out the instructions of the Governing Body and of the Academic Council, in such reasonable ways as the Governing Body and Academic Council shall respectively prescribe, for the conduct of the general academic business of the College including the maintenance of discipline and good conduct of the students.

  11. He shall do all such other acts and perform all such other duties in relation to the College as, by the Statutes or Regulations, the Registrar may be required to perform.
  12. The provisions of Statute I., Chapter XX., are hereby replaced by the provisions contained in this Chapter. Any references in Statutes I. to XCV. of the College to the office of Registrar shall be deemed to apply to the full-time office of Registrar.

CHAPTER IX.
Finance Officer and Secretary

  1. There shall be established in the College the office of Finance Officer and Secretary.
  2. The Finance Officer and Secretary shall be appointed by and be removable by the Governing Body.
  3. The said office shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the statutes of the College. The stipend of the office shall be that provided in Chapter I., section 6(a) of this Statute. The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended shall apply to the office.
  4. The duties of the Finance Officer and Secretary shall be:
  5. The said office shall be a pensionable office to which the provisions of Statute LXXIX., as amended and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply.
  6. Statute LVI., Chapter IX., section 3, is hereby deleted.
  7. Chapter XXI. of Statute I., is hereby revoked and the office of Secretary and Bursar established thereby is hereby extinguished. Any reference in Statutes I. to XCV., to the office of Secretary or of Secretary and Bursar subject to Section 6 of this Chapter shall be deemed to apply to the office of Finance Officer and Secretary hereby established.

CHAPTER X.
College Engineer and Planning Officer

  1. There shall be established in the College the office of College Engineer and Planning Officer.
  2. The College Engineer and Planning Officer shall be appointed by and be removable by the Governing Body.
  3. The said office shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the statutes of the College. The stipend of the office shall be that provided in Chapter I., section 6 (a) of this Statute. The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended shall also apply to the office.
  4. The duties of the College Engineer and Planning Officer shall be:
  5. The said office shall be a pensionable office to which the provisions of Statute LXXIX., as amended, and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply subject to the provisions of section 6 of this Chapter. The holder of said office shall, subject to good conduct and the due fulfilment of the duties of his office, be entitled to hold office until he shall have attained the age of sixty-five years; after attaining that age he may be continued in office by the Governing Body from year to year for a period not exceeding five years.

    Provided that such further continuance in office is recommended to the Governing Body by the President.

  7. The provisions of Statute LXIV., Chapter VIII., section (d) shall apply to this office.

CHAPTER XI.
Dean of Student Affairs

  1. There shall be established in the College the office of Dean of Student Affairs.
  2. The Dean of Student Affairs shall be appointed by and be removable by the Governing Body.
  3. The said office shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the statutes of the College. The stipend of the office shall be that provided in Chapter I., section 6(a) of this Statute. The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended, shall also apply to the office.
  4. The duties of the Dean of Student Affairs shall be:
  5. The said office shall be a pensionable office to which the pro- visions of Statute LXXIX., as amended, and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply subject to the provisions of section 6 of this Chapter. The holder of said office shall, subject to good conduct and the due fulfilment of the duties of his office, be entitled to hold office until he shall have attained the age of sixty-five years; after attaining that age he may be continued in office by the Governing Body from year to year for a period not exceeding five years.

    Provided that such further continuance in office is recommended to the Governing Body by the President.

  7. The provisions of Statute LXIV., Chapter VIII., section (d) shall apply to this office.

CHAPTER XII.
Lectureship in Medicine No. 3

  1. There shall be established in the College, in the event of its institution by the National University of Ireland a Lectureship in Medicine No. 3.
  2. The said lectureship shall be a full-time office within the meaning of the statutes of the College and of the University. The term "full-time" in this case shall not be interpreted as precluding the holder of the lectureship from holding and receiving a stipend wholly in respect of a full-time appointment of the kind specified in section 6 of this Chapter. He shall, however, be precluded from engaging in private practice or consultations in any form or retaining any fees which may be received by him in connection with his work.
  3. The stipend of the lectureship shall be the same as that provided in Chapter I., section 8(d) of this Statute. The provisions of Statute LXVII., Chapter IV., as amended, shall also apply to the office.
  4. The said lectureship shall be a pensionable office to which the provisions of Statute LXXIX., as amended, and the Pension Scheme annexed thereto, as amended, shall apply.
  5. The duties of the lecturer shall be to lecture in Medicine under the direction of the Professor of Medicine for all degrees, diplomas and certificates of the University and for all diplomas and certificates of the College. He shall also examine in Medicine for the College and, if required by the Senate to do so, for the University. He shall, in addition, discharge such other duties appropriate to the office as shall be assigned to him by the said Professor of Medicine.
  6. The said lectureship shall be tenable only by a member of the medical staff of the teaching hospital recognised by the College and the University in which the Professor of Medicine has, as of right, the control of an adequate teaching or professional unit of beds, both male and female, and is the medical practitioner in charge, and when the holder of the lectureship has been appointed to assist him.
  7. The lectureship established in this Chapter shall be tenable for the same term and upon the same conditions and the holder thereof shall be subject to the same duties and obligations as if the said lectureship had been included in Statutes I. to XCV. of University College Cork.

CHAPTER XIII.

  1. Statute XXVI., Chapter II., as already amended, is hereby further amended by the addition to the Faculties of Arts, Science and Commerce of the subject Mathematical Statistics.

CHAPTER XIV.

  1. This Statute shall be construed with and as part of Statutes I. to XCV. of University College, Cork and may be cited as Statute XCVI. of University College, Cork or Stat. XCVI. of Univ. Coll. Cork.
  2. This Statute shall come into operation on the twenty-ninth day of November, 1973.

Present when the Common Seal of University College, Cork, was affixed hereto:

(Signed)
M. D. McCARTHY, President.
TADHG Ó CIARDHA, Governor.
JOHN P. TEEGAN, Acting Secretary.