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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)

Ciarán Cannon: There is no question that the Minister, Deputy Quinn, and I recognise the difficult challenges in adult literacy. When the OECD results come out in October, I hope they will show an improvement in our situation. No one can deny, however, that we have a long road to travel in this. According to those drafting the legislation, the problem, in a narrow legalistic sense, of singling out adult...

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

Ciarán Cannon: If it is not a statement of intent, why does it need to be in the legislation?

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

Ciarán Cannon: I am not under that illusion.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I do not for a moment underestimate how deeply the Deputy feels about this and I will work with him as best I can and meet him as far as I can in the legislation to address his concerns. We can have something that is a statement of intent and which symbolises the State's response to a challenge that exists in society. If the Deputy believes that statement of intent is vital within the...

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 25: In page 8, subsection (1)(i), line 1, to delete “to” where it firstly occurs.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 26: In page 8, subsection (1)(i), line 3, to delete “for the purposes” and substitute “in respect”.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 27: In page 8, subsection (1)(j), line 5, to delete “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)

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 28: In page 8, subsection (1)(k), line 8, to delete “to” where it firstly occurs.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I acknowledge that. I also acknowledge that the Deputies are withdrawing these amendments in good faith and I will respond in good faith by saying we will have that meeting in private - all the members, with the Ministers and our officials - to see if we can arrive at a consensus approach.

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

Ciarán Cannon: Yes, dealing with the key challenges arising.

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

Ciarán Cannon: Amendment No. 38 refers to the overall make-up and achieving a gender balance across the board-----

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

Ciarán Cannon: On that basis, there is no need for any further discussion.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 39: In page 9, lines 30 to 41, to delete subsections (3) and (4) and substitute the following:“(3) Of the ordinary members of An tSeirbhís (other than the person to whom subsection (8) of section 23 applies)—(a) 7 shall be appointed by the Minister, following consultation by him or her with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the...

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 44: In page 10, subsection (6), line 1, to delete “Each” and substitute “Subject to subsection (7), each”.

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

Ciarán Cannon: I move amendment No. 45: In page 10, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following subsection:“(7) Of the ordinary members of An tSeirbhís (other than the person to whom subsection (8) of section 23 applies) first appointed after the commencement of this section—(a) such 3 members as the Minister shall determine shall hold office for the period of 3 years from the date of...

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

Ciarán Cannon: On the criteria applying to appointments, the legislation lists a certain number of skills in the areas of, for example, corporate governance and corporate finance that must be served somehow by the overall make-up of the board. The Minister will be the one to determine how that rolling process works. The reason it is in the legislation is to provide for the stability of the board and, at...

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

Ciarán Cannon: Yes, but they will be determined by the Minister.

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

Ciarán Cannon: 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)

Ciarán Cannon: It will be made clear at the beginning for each individual on the board.

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

Ciarán Cannon: Yes.