736 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the existence of diploma mills claiming to be universities which issue bogus degrees, including doctoral degrees, on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria; if so, the steps she has taken to ensure no person claiming a degree from such a bogus university is permitted to rely on such a degree for the purposes of any job application in the public or private sectors; if she will introduce legislation to ensure claimed foreign degrees may be validated for use in the State on grounds of academic credibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29112/05]

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736 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the existence of diploma mills claiming to be universities which issue bogus degrees, including doctoral degrees, on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria; if so, the steps she has taken to ensure no person claiming a degree from such a bogus university is permitted to rely on such a degree for the purposes of any job application in the public or private sectors; if she will introduce legislation to ensure claimed foreign degrees may be validated for use in the State on grounds of academic credibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29112/05]

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