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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 67: In page 32, to delete line 18 and substitute the following: “(a) the Minister, the Minister for Education and such other Ministers of the Government as An tÚdarás considers appropriate,”. This amendment simply states that I should consult with the Minister for Education on certain matters, considering the obvious links between the...

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

Simon Harris: In an effort to be helpful, I agree with the Deputy on this matter. I believe I am capturing his amendment in Government amendments Nos. 69 and 70. Those amendments provide for consultation on the planning and provision of higher education in the State with trade unions or staff associations of members of staff of designated institutions which are recognised by those institutions. A...

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

Simon Harris: I respond very quickly to the Deputy's requests.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 69: In page 32, line 22, to delete “and”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 70: In page 32, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(f) trades unions or staff associations of members of staff of designated institutions of higher education which are recognised by those institutions, and”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 74: In page 32, line 32, after “students,” to insert “including the number of students participating at the senior level in post-primary education,”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 77: In page 33, line 8, to delete “requirements, and” and substitute “requirements, including requirements relating to the promotion and use of the Irish language, and”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 81: In page 33, line 27, to delete “requirements, and” and substitute “requirements, including requirements relating to the promotion and use of the Irish language, and”.

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

Simon Harris: I know that Deputy Ó Snodaigh has the floor, but I would like to inform the committee that this relates to the planning for provision section of the Bill. I indicated earlier that I would like to work with the Deputy on the section in question between now and Report Stage.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. She is entirely correct. I agree with her in that the only slight addition in my amendment, amendment No. 85, is the inclusion of a role for ministerial approval of the framework as well, so we are both landing in the same zone. Amendment No. 86 to this section seeks just to fix a typographical error. I propose that I move amendments Nos. 85 to 87,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 85: In page 33, lines 30 and 31, to delete “An tÚdarás, following consultation with the Minister, shall, prepare in such manner as it considers appropriate” and substitute “An tÚdarás shall, with the approval of the Minister, prepare and establish”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 86: In page 33, line 33, to delete “of not less that” and substitute “of not less than”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 87: In page 33, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “(2) An tÚdarás shall, for the purposes of preparing or amending a performance framework, consult with— (a) representatives of students of designated institutions of higher education, (b) designated institutions of higher education or their representative bodies, and (c) such...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 88: In page 34, line 11, after “section 33,” to insert the following: “taking account of the diversity of functions, objects and priorities of different higher education providers,”. Amendment No. 88 recognises the diversity of functions, objects and priorities of different higher education providers in preparing the performance...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 91: In page 34, line 15, after “review” to insert “and with the approval of the Minister”. This amendment simply adds "the approval of the Minister" in respect of amending the performance framework, so we will need the Minister's approval to amend the framework. It is a technical amendment to align with amendment No. 85.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputies. I fully understand what they want to achieve. I have engaged with the sector on this. I wish to flag at this stage that I propose to review the provision with a view to introducing a suitable amendment on Report Stage which will reflect the policy intent of very close co-operation and collaboration between the HEA and designated institutes of higher education...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 96: In page 35, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following: “(3) An tÚdarás shall, for the purposes of preparing and establishing a funding framework, consult with bodies seeking funding or their representative bodies.”. I have run through amendment No. 96 with drafters, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the likes. I think...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, in fairness, has done a lot of work on this, but other Deputies have also raised the issue of climate action, sustainability and how we endeavour to strengthen the Bill. I said at the previous session of Committee Stage of the Bill that, under this legislation, the HEA will be able to issue guidelines, codes and policies in respect of climate action. I think we...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I do not want to go back to the amendments but I acknowledged Deputy Ó Cathasaigh's work on the amendments he put forward and my intention to provide additional clarity and assurance with guidelines, and what that might look like, in advance of Report Stage. I also indicated that I will endeavour to come back with greater definitions around sustainability. I will put on the record that...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy. What we are endeavouring to do in this section is ensure the chief executive officer of the HEA can deal with a number of matters as they arise. There is standard provision in legislation relating to what are called "other conditions". I accept "other conditions" could perhaps be viewed as a catch-all, although it is not a legal term. It can be a standard provision. I...