Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Select Committee on Education and Skills

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed)

5:00 pm

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 120:

In page 36, after line 39, to insert the following:“(2) When considering the report, views and information under section 30and the application and information under section 26in accordance with subsection (1), the Minister shall have regard to the following matters:
(a) if the needs of students, business, enterprise, the professions, the community and other related stakeholders in the region in which the campuses of the applicant institutes are located would be more efficiently and effectively served by the proposed technological university;

(b) if the projected demand, based on demographic trends, for higher education in the region in which the campuses of the applicant institutes are located would justify the making of the order under section 33;

(c) if sufficient financial resources are available to the applicant institutes to meet projected costs arising on the making of the order under section 33;

(d) if the proposed technological university would be financially viable if the order under section 33were made;

(e) if making the order under section 33would comply with such policies of the Government as relate to higher education.”.

It is my intention to withdraw the amendment following the discussions we had last week about references to community and stakeholder interests in earlier sections.

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