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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Apr 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Gaelcholáistí school places currently available across Dublin 1, 7, 9 and 11; the future demand that is anticipated by her Department for Gaelcholáistí places over the next decade; and her plans to increase resource provision to meet that demand in future years. [18703/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Apr 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise temporary accommodation arrangements to be put in place for the school year 2022-2023 for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18704/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (7 Apr 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 32. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication that his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications relating to the local government (restoration of town councils) Bill 2018; and his views on the potential of restored town councils to be a driver of economic activity in regional towns. [18631/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (7 Apr 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in the establishment of the corporate enforcement authority. [18630/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (7 Apr 2022)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific actions taken by his Department to address the job losses in Baldoyle since the meeting that took place between him and local representatives on 1 July 2021. [18634/22]

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 5: In page 13, to delete lines 28 and 29 and substitute the following: “ “students’ union” means an independent and self-governing body, recognised by a higher education provider or by the Minister, that is established for the purpose of promoting the general interests of students of a designated higher education institution, and of...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am happy to work with the Minister on that. Our concern is that the Bill contains the phrase "student union or other student representative body", which could mean anything. It could be a number of students without any mandate or who have been appointed by the education provider. The Minister can understand our need to nail into the legislation a more robust definition of what a student...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I wish to speak in support of the Bill and to reiterate a point made by Deputy Conway-Walsh in respect of primary school teaching. Currently, more primary school teachers are trained by a private online college than in any other way. That does have an impact. It could have a negative impact in future if it is not regulated and if the ethic that underpins the Bill is not stated, such as in...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 18: In page 16, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "Academic freedom 9.Nothing in this Act shall be construed as modifying or restricting the principle of academic freedom as provided for in section 14 of the Universities Act 1997.". We want to protect the concept and the principle of academic freedom within the Bill. The definition of academic...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I appreciate the Minister's response. Effectively, he is saying there is nothing in the Bill that undermines academic freedom and academic freedom is protected in separate legislation. That is all the more reason for it to be enshrined or explicitly referenced within the Bill. As the Minister is aware, we live in turbulent times. One never knows what is around the corner. On that basis,...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 19: In page 16, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(c)support and recognise the application of the principle of academic freedom,”.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 40: In page 18, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “Direction and guidelines to be published 13. The Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and to be published on the Minister’s website— (a) any direction issued under section 11, and (b) any guidelines issued under section 12.”. I tabled this...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I withdraw my amendment.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 43: In page 20, to delete lines 7 to 9 and substitute the following: “(b) Not less than three of the persons appointed under paragraph (a)shall be students or full-time officers of a national student union, nominated by the Board. (c) Not less than one of the persons appointed under paragraph (a)shall be nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Chairman is ahead of me. I am sure the Minister will look at my amendments as I believe that was his indication on amendment No. 5. I will come back on Report Stage.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I move amendment No. 60: In page 32, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(c) the funding status of individual designated institutions of higher education,”. On the same theme of the strategy in this legislation, all the conversations we have had about the sector for which the Minister is responsible have come down to funding. It is a hot topic of...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: With that in mind, we will reflect on the amendment. We reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage but I will withdraw the amendment.

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I am happy to withdraw amendment No. 64 on the basis of what the Minister said. However, I will point to the reference to representatives of students or students' unions. We have spoken about this matter previously and I hope it can be addressed. It is welcome that trade union representation is included but that reference to representatives of students or students' unions, which looks...

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The inclusion of the word "or" is problematic.