Overview

This page describes the main function of the Junior Dean and the types of information held by the Dean's office. For a full description of TCD's Freedom of Information policy see the FOI website at this link.

Functions
The Junior Dean & Registrar of chambers carries out two main functions on behalf of College. On the one hand the Junior Dean is responsible for enquiring into an alleged breach of discipline by a student and for taking further action in accordance with the College Statutes. For minor offences this may result in a fine being imposed upon a student. For major offences such as plagiarism this can result in a student being expelled from college. The second function is to allocate residential rooms on campus to students. The power to allocate rooms resides with the Provost but in the case of student rooms this is delegated to the Junior Dean. Applications for rooms are normally invited in Hillary term and the application form and allocation criteria are made available on the web. Permission is also required from the Junior Dean to hold parties and similar events on campus. The Junior Dean is supported by a number of Assistant Junior Deans and the Students Residences' Supervisor.

Contact Information
Postal Address: Junior Dean & Register of Chambers, House 1, Trinity College, Dublin 2. E-mail: junior.dean@tcd.ie. Telephone: (01) 608 1551.
Student Residences Supervisor: Ms Linda Byrne, West Chapel, Trinity College, Dublin 2. E-mail: mwodbyrn@tcd.ie. Telephone: (01) 608 1327 Facsimile: (01) 6711267.

Current Junior Dean: Emma Stokes

Information Held
The records held by the Junior Dean include: Records of who is residing in rooms on campus. Records of who has applied for rooms on campus. Full records of all major discipline cases. Short records of minor discipline cases. Records relating to the operation of the service including those concerning accounts, correspondence, and planning matters.

Person Responsible for FOI Queries
The Junior Dean is the principal. Appeals should be directed to the Vice Provost. In all cases queries under the Freedom of Information Act should initially be addressed to the College's Freedom of Information Officer.

Tom Turpin, Freedom of Information Officer, West Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Telephone: +353 1 6082154. E-mail tturpin@tcd.ie.

.It is hoped that most of the information people require can be found in this website or by informally contacting the Student Residences' Supervisor or Junior Dean.