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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of music entertainment business assistance scheme applications that have been approved; the number that have been paid to date; and the date by which all payments should be made. [18874/22]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I acknowledge in the first instance the recognition that has been given by the Minister in his amendments. I welcome the news that he will look again at further amendments. That is good news. One of the reasons I submitted these amendments along with Deputy Conway-Walsh was to try to get a debate around the additional - it should not be a burden - responsibility on the HEA. Without sight...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The section into which this is proposed to be inserted is the one that deals with the functions of An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas. It sets out in section 9 the functions of An tÚdarás in planning higher education provision and research and it lists a number of functions. They are not as explicit as we would like in its function relating to the Irish language. That is why...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is it part of this group?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the Minister’s proposal to engage on this. I am not sure where is the best place to insert the amendment, whether it is in section 34 or in this section and I will reflect on that. It is important that this new aspect be covered. As the Minister said, the Bill has been in gestation for quite a long time, as had the Official Languages Act (Amendment) 2021, but it managed to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 23: In page 16, line 18, after “interests” to insert “, Irish language and Gaeltacht interests”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 41: In page 20, to delete lines 4 to 6 and substitute the following: “(ii) matters connected to education, including Irish medium education, teaching and learning, research, organisational and financial governance, management, public administration, risk management or language planning.”. I note that the Minister in his amendment No. 42 tries to do...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I think I would qualify on that one.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have absolutely no problem with withdrawing amendment No. 41, given the progress that has been made in the context of amendment No. 42. As regards the other amendments, it is difficult in the context of putting a board together. It is about ensuring that it is captured. We all live in the hope that it will be captured in the way the Minister believes it will by virtue of the inclusion of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister. We might come back with an amendment for a review mechanism on that at a future date. I will withdraw amendment No. 41.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 50: In page 21, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “(iv) An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta,”. I will speak on this briefly. Amendment No. 50 seeks to insert "An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta", and amendment No. 72 also seeks "In page 32, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw the amendment and consider whether this is the most appropriate place for it. If other bodies are being listed, then the COGG, given its very specific function in regard to Irish-medium education, should be included.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 52: In page 22, line 28, after "education" to insert ", including Irish medium higher education,". This section deals with the corporate plan of an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas. Amendment No. 52 seeks to include a specific reference to Irish-medium higher education. Section 20 provides that the corporate plan of an túdarás shall include its...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I acknowledge the Minister's point. His amendments have moved the legislation on and these amendments may not capture that. They relate to earlier amendments we brought forward. This section refers to the annual plan and relates to the performance of the functions of an túdarás. I was seeking to ensure those functions were more specific. I will look again at section 9, where...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does it happen in other sectors or is it just in this Bill?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is odd that it is there in the first place. It was probably a traditional-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The amendment is welcome. This is one of the more important parts of the Bill and deals with strategic planning. This is for the future. Previously there was no reference to the Irish language, which was bad. Our amendment No. 62 specifically refers to and sets out details regarding Irish-medium further and higher education and not just the promotion and use of the Irish language in the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 73: In page 32, line 27, after “discipline” to insert “and their language of instruction,”. I am back in the groove. In fairness, some of these amendments have been captured in Government amendments.