Dáil debates

Tuesday, 4 July 2006

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.

 

Amendments Nos. 52 to 54, inclusive, not moved.

6:00 pm

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 55:

In page 23, to delete line 41 and substitute the following:

"disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons".

Amendment agreed to.

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 56:

In page 25, line 30, after "conditions" to insert the following:

"(including conditions providing for the tenure of members of the academic staff)".

Amendment put and declared lost.

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 57:

In page 25, line 33, after "determines" to insert the following:

", provided that a member of staff of the institute shall enjoy a tenure not less favourable than would obtain if the institute were governed by the Universities Act 1997".

Amendment put and declared lost.

Amendments Nos. 58 to 61, inclusive, not moved.

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 62:

In page 27, line 46, after "be" to insert ", but not later than 3 months,".

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment No. 63 not moved.

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I move amendment No. 64:

In page 29, line 38, after "practicable" to insert "but not later than 12 months".

The purpose of this amendment is to place a duty on the governing body of the Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT, to direct its president to prepare a strategic development plan within 12 months of this section's commencement. On Committee Stage I agreed to an identical amendment put forward by Deputy Enright in respect of the other institutes of technology.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendments Nos. 65 and 66 not moved.

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 67:

In page 33, to delete lines 9 to 13.

Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Amendment declared lost.

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 68:

In page 36, to delete lines 35 to 39.

Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Amendment declared lost.

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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I move amendment No. 69:

In page 36, line 39, after "policy" to insert the following:

", unless asked for such an opinion on a specific matter during questioning at a meeting of an Oireachtas Committee".

Amendment put and declared lost.

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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I move amendment No. 70:

In page 37, to delete lines 32 to 36.

Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Amendment declared lost.

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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I move amendment No. 71:

In page 37, line 36, after "policy" to insert the following:

", unless asked for such an opinion on a specific matter during questioning at a meeting of an Oireachtas Committee".

Amendment put and declared lost.

Bill, as amended, received for final consideration and passed.

Séamus Pattison (Carlow-Kilkenny, Labour)
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The Bill will be sent to the Seanad.