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

I move amendment No. 34:

In page 32, to delete lines 24 to 36, and in page 33, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following: “(5) The Minister shall, for the purpose of preparing a strategy, consult with⁠—

(a) representatives of students attending designated institutions of higher education,

(b) designated institutions of higher education or their representative bodies, and

(c) such other bodies or persons as the Minister considers appropriate.”.

On Committee Stage, many of the amendments we and other tabled focused heavily on the student voice being implicit and present throughout the Bill and, likewise, that of trade union representatives.

Amendment No. 41 in the same grouping reads as follows:

In page 34, to delete lines 33 to 35, and in page 35, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: “35.(1) An tÚdarás shall prepare a performance framework for the higher education and research system (in this section referred to as a “performance framework”) at intervals of not less that once every 5 years and may publish the performance framework in such manner as it considers appropriate.

(2) An tÚdarás shall, for the purpose of preparing a performance framework, consult with—

(a) representatives of students attending designated institutions of higher education,

(b) designated institutions of higher education or their representative bodies, and

(c) such other bodies or persons as the Minister considers appropriate.”.

Amendment No. 49 proposes that "In developing a funding framework under paragraph (a), An tÚdarás consult with the designated institutions of higher education or their representative bodies".

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