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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I want to add a few comments in this regard. In regard to adult learners, if the legislation just mentions the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and employers it would appear that further education is about jobs, but it is much more than that. I can understand the concerns expressed. In regard to community education providers, section 7(1)(c) refers to training bodies and other...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 12 is in the name of the Minister. If this amendment is agreed, amendment No. 13 cannot be moved.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 17 and 18 are related and will be discussed together. If amendment No. 17 is agreed, amendment No. 18 cannot be moved because it is an alternative to No. 17.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: If amendment No. 19 is agreed to, amendment No. 20 cannot be moved. It was discussed with amendment No. 3.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It is a technical matter. Paragraph (g) is being replaced by a new paragraph. It is going from "to promote" to "promote". Amendment No. 20 also tries to amend a pre-existing paragraph (g). I think that is the reasoning behind it, so it is a very technical reason but it is a good point.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not make the rules.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: It is because of the way it is being done. It is not just the two-letter word. It is the way the amendment was worded; it actually replaced subsection (g) with a new subsection (g).

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: That is true. Point taken. Amendment agreed to.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 23 and 29 to 37, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I note when NALA raised the issue with Deputies, it made the point that there is an OECD report due on adult literacy later in the year. Hopefully, the problem will have improved, but it will still be a stark picture. It would be good if the Government were seen to be tackling it through this Bill, a point also made by NALA.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: This has already been discussed, but I used my discretion to allow Deputy O'Brien to contribute here.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendments Nos. 38 to 45, inclusive, will be discussed together.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I note that if this amendment is agreed, amendments Nos. 40 to 42, inclusive, cannot be moved.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes, although it has already been discussed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I am looking at the original section. What was wrong with it? Was it because it did not mention it in English? I think the original section just had the Irish version. Was the fact that it did not have the English translation the issue? It is a completely new section, but why was it needed? Was it because it left out the English wording?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: I noticed that the original section had only the Irish version of the name of the authority and did not have the English name. The amendment has the English name so I thought that might be the issue.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: Does anyone have any comments or questions? Acceptance of the amendment will involve the deletion of section 46 of the Bill.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (1 May 2013)

Joanna Tuffy: We have inserted a new section 46 but we must delete the old one. I am putting the question that section 46 stand part of the Bill but we must say "no" if we want to delete it.