Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 129:

In page 50, to delete lines 35 to 41 and substitute the following: "(f) that the higher education provider—

(i) has, under section 28 of the Act of 2012, established procedures in writing for quality assurance in relation to which the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland—

(I) has approved those procedures under the Act of 2012,

(II) has not proposed by notice under section 36(1) of that Act to withdraw that approval, and

(III) has not withdrawn that approval under section 36 of that Act,

or

(ii) if the higher education provider is a linked provider within the meaning of the Act of 2012, has, under section 28 of that Act, established procedures in writing for quality assurance in relation to which a relevant designated awarding body within the meaning of that Act—

(I) has approved those procedures under the Act of 2012,

(II) has not proposed by notice under section 39(1) of that Act to withdraw that approval, and

(III) has not withdrawn that approval under section 39 of that Act;".

The amendments in this section are technical in nature and are designed to ensure that the conditions to be complied with for making a designation order include the quality-assurance arrangements that providers can and will have with QQI and as linked providers of designated awarding bodies. These amendments are designed to reflect and align with provisions under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.