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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I thank the Minister. We might come back with an amendment for a review mechanism on that at a future date. I will withdraw amendment No. 41.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 50: In page 21, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “(iv) An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta,”. I will speak on this briefly. Amendment No. 50 seeks to insert "An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta", and amendment No. 72 also seeks "In page 32, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I will withdraw the amendment and consider whether this is the most appropriate place for it. If other bodies are being listed, then the COGG, given its very specific function in regard to Irish-medium education, should be included.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 52: In page 22, line 28, after "education" to insert ", including Irish medium higher education,". This section deals with the corporate plan of an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas. Amendment No. 52 seeks to include a specific reference to Irish-medium higher education. Section 20 provides that the corporate plan of an túdarás shall include its...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I acknowledge the Minister's point. His amendments have moved the legislation on and these amendments may not capture that. They relate to earlier amendments we brought forward. This section refers to the annual plan and relates to the performance of the functions of an túdarás. I was seeking to ensure those functions were more specific. I will look again at section 9, where...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does it happen in other sectors or is it just in this Bill?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is odd that it is there in the first place. It was probably a traditional-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The amendment is welcome. This is one of the more important parts of the Bill and deals with strategic planning. This is for the future. Previously there was no reference to the Irish language, which was bad. Our amendment No. 62 specifically refers to and sets out details regarding Irish-medium further and higher education and not just the promotion and use of the Irish language in the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 73: In page 32, line 27, after “discipline” to insert “and their language of instruction,”. I am back in the groove. In fairness, some of these amendments have been captured in Government amendments.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I was going to say that we have already decided to look at this again. I am happy enough to withdraw the amendments pending that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 76: In page 33, line 8, to delete “and cultural” and substitute “, cultural and Irish language”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 78: In page 33, line 8, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs and substitute the following: “(x) Irish medium provision and research, and”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 80: In page 33, line 27, to delete “and cultural” and substitute “, cultural and Irish language”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 82: In page 33, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(n) the aim of progressively increasing Irish medium provision and research, and”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move amendment No. 83: In page 33, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(5) (a) An tÚdarás shall, no later than one year from the enactment of this Act, and following consultation with staff and students of institutions, Foras na Gaeilge, Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, Gaeloideachas,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person who is in receipt of an invalidity allowance is not automatically entitled to the warmer homes scheme given not all invalidity allowance recipients receive the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17495/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person who is in receipt of an invalidity allowance whose only income is an invalidity allowance cannot avail of the better energy homes programme if the invalidity allowance is their only income. [17496/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (5 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of serving and former Air Corps whistle-blowers who have been placed under surveillance by the Revenue Commissioners or their agents. [18188/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (5 Apr 2022)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to safeguard, protect and conserve ancient raths, also known as ringforts or fairy forts, particularly given the decision not to designate raths as areas for nature under the new iteration of the Common Agricultural Policy and the potential impact this could have on discouraging farmers from protecting raths on...