Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Further Education and Training Bill 2013 which was referred to the select sub-committee by an order of the Dáil on 28 Feburary. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, and his officials. It is my intention that the committee will conclude its consideration of Committee Stage of the Bill this afternoon, but if it is not possible to conclude by 3.45 p.m., the committee room has been booked from 10 a.m. tomorrow. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I refer members to the grouping of amendments. Amendments have been grouped as follows: amendments Nos. 1 and 2; amendments Nos. 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 19, 22 and 25 to 28, inclusive; amendments Nos. 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21 and 24; amendments Nos. 17 and 18; amendments Nos. 23 and 29 to 37, inclusive; and amendments Nos. 38 to 45, inclusive. All other amendments will be discussed individually.