Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 43:

In page 20, to delete lines 7 to 9 and substitute the following: “(b) Not less than three of the persons appointed under paragraph (a)shall be students or full-time officers of a national student union, nominated by the Board.

(c) Not less than one of the persons appointed under paragraph (a)shall be nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to represent the interests of staff.”.

This amendment was discussed with amendment No. 5 but I reiterate that we are trying here in the Bill to rebalance from one to three the number of appointments who are student representation. I also re-emphasise the fact that representation for non-academic staff in these institutions is crucial. The institutions cannot function without them and they often go unrepresented or unheard. This is the basis behind the amendment.