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- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Has the amendment been spoken to?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 69: "In page 38, line 7, after “Officer” to insert “, with the approval of the Board,”."
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 75: In page 43, after line 36, to insert the following: “(h) local authorities and Councillors,”
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 77: In page 47, after line 41, to insert the following: “(7) Prior to a disclosure of personal data being made under this section, a designated higher education institution must carry out a data protection impact assessment.”.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: These amendments relate to good practice in data protection. In her engagement on the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, accepted amendments in respect of this matter and recognised the importance of ensuring appropriate data protection impact assessments at different points. It is good...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There have been partnerships, even involving the Government, with bodies where serious concerns have been raised, for example, relating to DNA processing and so forth. There is a history of some unfortunate partnerships between the State and commercial entities. That is why I brought forward these amendments. The Minister referred to functions, but those functions also provide for various...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: No, given the indication in that regard.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 78: In page 47, after line 41, to insert the following: “(7) Personal data obtained under this section shall not, in any circumstance, be used for commercial purposes.”.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I echo the point made that there should be no risk that students' unions are not consulted. The Bill clearly outlines a situation where there may be that risk and later we will come to the question of the very strong risk that students' unions may not be represented on the boards of governing authorities. Again, that is an avoidable risk. My colleague, Senator Ruane, has spoken very well...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will speak to this set of amendments. This is one of the aspects of the Bill about which I have the most serious concern. It is probably one of three or four areas that I urge the Minister to address and I ask because this area creates a significant risk of overreach.These amendments relate to a requirement that occurs in multiple sections, that is, the requirement of governing...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: They are not student union representatives.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is implementation and reports rather than compliance with. To be clear, if we thought it was a conversation that Ministers are having with institutions, it is quite firm language.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Will the Minister accept the amendment?
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I do not have the privilege of coming in again.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Technological Universities Act provides for that.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 80: In page 57, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(f) trade union representatives of both academic and professional staff;”.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a few questions building on the questions asked by Deputy Cronin. I have another set of questions on the energy demand piece. On the standing charges and the moving away from price regulation, I believe it is pretty clear that the position in the European Union is no longer about moving away from price regulation but is about much more hands-on measures on price caps and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It strikes me as more of an emergency concern as well. It is quite pressing. I do not think this is a long-term piece. We have seen standing charges jump massively at a time when profits have gone up massively. With respect, I do not think that the standing charges costs have gone up so massively for the companies. It seems to be something that requires market intervention rather than a...