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- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 4: In page 13, line 19, after "society" to insert "and social classes". I propose to withdraw the amendment but I reserve the right to reintroduce it.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will be very brief. Given the broadness of the definition, the reference in the Frascati Manual and the Minister's acknowledgement of the importance of the humanities, I wish to note that, at a later point, I will be introducing amendments because I am concerned that in the sets of partnerships envisaged in the legislation, Science Foundation Ireland is mentioned but the Irish Research...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6: In page 13, to delete lines 33 and 34. These amendments predominantly relate to the issues of the definition of "student union" and indeed, a large number of amendments throughout this Bill that relate to the important role of students' unions. We will later discuss my amendments with regard to ensuring that there is not an erosion of the role and representation...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: When we come back, any time taken should be added back as an extension. If that means everything moves later-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister has indicated he is happy to-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to clarify something very briefly. I spoke about amendment No. 7 but it is actually amendment No. 8 that specifies matters with regard to the elected body. To be clear, it is amendments Nos. 6 and 8. Amendment No. 8 specifies that it must be an elected body. On the question of representation, the fact remains that there will be less student representation within many institutions...
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: On a point of information, it was agreed that the time would be extended.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Sorry, this is-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: On a point of information-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Excuse me. This is the point at which it arises.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: A proposal was put to us------
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: ------about whether we would grant a period of suspension of the House and we said we would do so on the understanding that the time would be extended.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Much has not been discussed, such as the incredible powers relating to land and assets. Considerable powers are being given-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----to the Minister in this regard and have not been discussed or debated. The next section-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: When we are asked to suspend the House-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The point I am making now is that our good grace in suspending the House to allow a Minister to vote has been trampled on. We now have a situation where we cannot in good confidence allow a Minister to suspend-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In this regard, I have to be clear. We were clearly asked this.
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There will be multiple points at which Ministers will request a suspension and we will not be able to grant that in good faith-----
- Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2022)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----if it is not followed through with an extension of time as promised.