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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on silent mode. The minutes of the meeting of 29 June 2021 have been circulated to all members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2021: Motion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: We are meeting with the Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Niall Collins. The purpose of this session is to consider the motion relating to the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2021, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on 11 June 2021....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2021. In accordance with Standing...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee I welcome the following: Mr. Jim Miley, chief executive officer of the Irish Universities Association, IUA; Professor Diarmuid Hegarty, chair of the Higher Education Colleges Association, HECA; Dr. Joseph Ryan, chief executive officer of the Technological Higher Education Association, THEA; and Councillor Mary Hoade, President of the Association of Irish Local...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Miley. I now invite Professor Hegarty to make his statement. Professor Hegarty is on mute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Yes, perfectly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Malcolm Byrne, to be followed by Deputy Conway-Walsh. Members have a five-minute slot to put their questions and to receive a full reply from the witnesses. I ask members to be brief with their questions. I apologise in advance if I have to cut any member off.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Senator Byrne for being exactly on the button of five minutes. I will allow members to come back in if we have time, but it is important that we get the main questions dealt with first. I call Deputy Conway-Walsh, to be followed by Deputy Alan Farrell and Senator Mullen.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Dr. Ryan for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Senator Mullen will be next, followed by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2021: Motion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State. At our private meeting earlier we agreed there would be no questions in this segment and that we would delay questions until the next segment of the meeting. This has been a short meeting. I know the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Harris, will come before the committee on 15 July. We very much look forward to that meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will allow it, but then I will move on to the next questioner.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank our guests. Senator Mullen is preparing a rapporteur's report on some of the specific issues he raised. If he contacts our guests, I ask that they give him their full co-operation on these issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for that. I invite Senator Dolan to make a contribution now and she will be followed by Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh who is deputising for Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I have to cut the Senator off but I will bring her back. I want to be fair to everybody. Deputy Conway-Walsh, substituting for Deputy Ó Laoghaire, is next and then Senator Pauline O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: The next member up is Senator Pauline O'Reilly. She will be followed by Senator O'Loughlin. I remind members that apologies have been received from Senator Flynn, who was to come in after Senator Pauline O'Reilly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: There is about a minute left in this slot, so whoever is first may respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I am very conscious-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Sorry, Councillor Hoade. Mr. Miley indicated that he wanted to come in.