Ms. Lynne Mooney – Young Student Manager Ms. Linda Murphy – Post-Primary Manager Ms. Ruth Lally- Post-Primary Administrator Ms. Emily Daly – Assistant Academic Coordinator Other staff As the on-site programmes available for students are part-time and/or short-term, most of the staff associated with these programmes are contracted for a set period of time. Residential staff are hired for either 3 or 6 weeks (summer programme only) while academic staff are hired for 3 weeks, 6 weeks, or on a part-time basis during the year (e.g. an eight-week Saturday course). Assistant Residential Coordinators (ARCs) These staff (usually 2, 1 male and 1 female) are responsible for the care of the students at CTYI during the 12–17 summer courses. They live in the residences with the students and are the highest-ranking staff members when the Residential Coordinator is absent (e.g., at night). They are in charge of the RAs also. ARCs are often ex-RAs, who return to hold a higher point of authority. An ARC may hold the position for a number of years running, e.g. former ARC Mary Heslin held the position for 4 years running. Residential Assistants (RAs) RAs are responsible for the care their RA group (normally a group of 18–22 students) and they report to the ARCs. Any residential students will bring up issues with their RAs. They may also act as mentors to the students if they are having problems settling in. Typically there is a mix between former CTYI students and those who have not attended the programme. Instructors Instructors are generally professionals or postgraduate students who are willing to give up 3 weeks of a year to work with CTYI's students. They are hired on the basis of specialist knowledge in a particular field and a rapport with young people. Some are former CTYI students and/or have worked on the programme as RAs or TAs. In the past they have included lecturers at DCU, but stricter regulations within the university now prohibit DCU staff from taking on 'a second contract'. Teaching Assistant (TA) A TA's primary function is to assist the instructor during class time and supervision and assisting students during study period. Coordinator On the part-time programmes during the year, additional administrative staff are hired to co-ordinate Saturday programmes. 2009 Cut in Funding It was announced in the post-crash 2009 Irish budget that the government would not continue funding CTYI. Up to 2008