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- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: On a point of clarification, in my copy of the Bill line 48 reads, "appointed by the board and who are to be ...". The amendment reads: "to delete "to be" and substitute ", or are to be". I do not understand this. Is it the intention to delete the word "and" and insert "or"? The Bill reads, "... who are to be ..." and the Minister is proposing to insert "or are to be". The verb "to be"...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Will the Minister repeat what he said?
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: In that case, the second-----
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Yes, but that is not what is stated in the Minister's amendment. Will he give me that form of words again because it makes it clearer? Should it read, "... or who are to be"?
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: I thank the Minister. There is confusion, as the Minister appeared to accept in what he said.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: The Minister has said he will consider the matter again.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: This is a very capable Minister who gives consideration to matters. We had experience of him in this House in previous sessions and it is always a pleasure to discuss matters with him. I have a couple of questions for him. He says his initial instinct was to allow teachers who had perhaps inadvertently allowed their registration to lapse or whose registration was pending to be included,...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: On which page?
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Perhaps the word "of" should be deleted.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: My right-wing colleagues.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: I am in the unusual position where I am less satisfied after hearing the Minister's response. I will explain the reason. On the position of persons who have allowed their registrations to lapse, if this is a tactic to avoid being de-registered for reasons of bad behaviour, which is not likely, that would be a reason not to allow them to continue to teach. Where a registration has lapsed,...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: That is fine. It appears as though an opportunity is being missed to hire someone for whom a degree of upskilling has not been achieved at some level but who would be better than someone who was completely unqualified. Why not let them teach? While I may have completely misunderstood this provision, I seek clarification of this point.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Through the Chair, I will address my point to the Minister. While the point raised by Senator Moran is an extremely good and important one, it is from the perspective of the teacher. I am approaching the provision from the point of view of its value and benefit to the child. Consequently, Senator Moran has not actually answered my question, although perhaps the Minister will do so. I...
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Are circumstances which-----
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: All right. I am sure the Minister will respond.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: I thank the Senator. That appears to be the answer.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: Yes, it has been answered adequately by Senator Jim D'Arcy. My concern was that a teacher who was unregistered would be precluded from teaching but I note such individuals may teach as an unqualified teacher. I thank the Minister, as this resolves the problem completely for me.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: I seek clarification because Senator Power has made an important point. Amendment No. 21 was precisely the same amendment as amendment No. 20 and if it has been defeated, surely the Government's amendment also has been defeated and must be put again. This is an interesting parliamentary point.
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: No, as far as I am concerned, Members are on amendment No. 21. They should not move on because they have voted down an amendment that states-----
- Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)
David Norris: While I will yield to the Cathaoirleach's superior knowledge, it is an interesting point.