Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Select Committee on Education and Skills
Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Ba mhaith liom cuidiú leis an leasú mar gheall go mbeadh sé ag cloí le polasaí an Rialtais ó thaobh Billí eile. Seo ceann de na céad eagraíochtaí atá á bhunú tar éis Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 a bheith achtaithe. Ba chóir go mbeadh an teideal i nGaeilge. I support the amendment. The legislation would be incoherent if the amendment were not accepted. The organisation is the first significant organisation to see reform since the commencement of the Official Languages Act. The provision in that Act is very clear so I do not believe there is any coherent reason the official title of the organisation should not be Údarás um Ard-Oideachas. There is nothing to prevent it from referring to itself as "the Higher Education Authority" or referring to itself bilingually, but officially its title should be Údarás um Ard-Oideachas. There is no coherent argument to be made against that.
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