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Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am withdrawing amendment No. 19.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 20:In page 19, line 34, after “appropriate” to insert “but not less than 1, nominated by the student union in accordance with its own procedures”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am pressing amendment No. 20.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: Senator Norris has not been invited to speak there yet.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 22:In page 28, line 14, to delete "age;" and substitute the following: "age, and(iii) at least 5 per cent have entered the applicant institutes at NQF level 5 or below;". This amendment, which I have moved on behalf of Senator Higgins, seeks to ensure the good track record of institutes of technology in attracting and accommodating a diversity of students is preserved...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 24:In page 30, line 24, to delete “programmes;” and substitute the following:“programmes,(vi) that they have a strategy and capacity to meet the standards required for an Athena Swan Silver Award and that they have initiated that process;”. This amendment seeks to ensure that the universities established under this Bill have the capacity to...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am not sure who sets the criteria or grants the Athena SWAN awards.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I completely get what she is saying around the amendment being very prescriptive. I will withdraw the amendment and give Senator Higgins the opportunity to submit a less prescriptive variation on Report Stage.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 25:In page 30, line 29, to delete “located.” and substitute the following:“located; (m) the applicant institutes demonstrate to the satisfaction of the advisory panel that the applicant institutes are fully compliant with both Irish and European Data Protection regulations and have procedures in place to ensure ongoing protection of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 28:In page 51, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following:“ ‘student union’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Technological Universities Act 2018;”,”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 32:In page 54, lines 9 and 10, to delete “such number of students of the Institute, as it considers appropriate,” and substitute “at least 2 but not more than 4 students of the Institute”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34:In page 65, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following:“ ‘student union’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Technological Universities Act 2018;”.”.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38:In page 69, lines 14 and 15, to delete “such number of students of the college, as it considers appropriate,” and substitute “at least 2 but not more than 4 students of the college”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (20 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will not be able to stay for the second round as I have to go to an appointment. Obviously, it is extremely clear that equal pay and investment can turn this situation around. In terms of all of us continuing to advocate for this and support the groups that advocate for it, one of the things that stood out for me was teacher sharing. I do...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I want to talk about the issue of prisoners, the prison system and call for a debate with Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. Two weeks ago some Members might have seen the Joint Committee on Education and Skills discussion on educational disadvantage. A report will come before the House. Figures from the Irish Penal Reform Trust on the education of prisoners show that...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 9, lines 34 to 36, to delete all words from and including “student”, where it secondly occurs, in line 34 down to and including “university” in line 36 and substitute the following: “representative body elected by students and recognised by the institute or technological university, which promotes the interests of...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State for her time. We have three amendments tabled in this section. They all relate to how a student union is defined in the legislation. In the new technological universities structure the development of the academic institutions is going to happen quickly. The early period following their creation will be crucial in setting the practices of how...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I do not know if I misunderstand the Minister of State or it is a deliberate misrepresentation of what is included in the Bill. The issue of governance and the nomination of the student body is different from the definition of a student union, one that is recognised as a student union and elected by the students. On page 9, line 35, the Bill states: "'student union', in relation to an...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (21 Feb 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It does not state "elected by" and cannot be fudged in terms of the process for nominating people to a governing body by a student body or the student union, which is a completely different issue. From day one, the Minister of State has quoted the Universities Act, but the definition completely ignores it as it does not contain the words "elected by". The Minister of State alluded to it...