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Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jan 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Amendment No. 17 proposed by Deputy Martin seeks to increase the membership of the governing body of a technological university by increasing by one the possible maximum number of undergraduate members. Internationally, the size and composition of governing authorities of higher education institutions have been changing. The model generally favoured is a more managerial one with a smaller...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy. I have taken a note and will ensure that the Minister and the officials in the building unit hear about this tomorrow.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the current position in regard to the major building project for Gaelscoil Chluain Meala. The major building project for this school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, stage 2b - that is, the detailed design stage - which includes securing the statutory approvals,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (16 Jan 2018)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I visited the Institute of Technology Carlow on 30 June 2017 and met with the Chairperson of the Governing Body, President and members of the Senior Management Team to discuss a range of matters relating to higher education including the development of a technological university for the South East (TUSE). I also met with the Chairperson of Waterford Institute of...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I can accept amendment No. 13, proposed by Deputy Martin. The advice from the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is that the words "where practicable" have no substantive difference from the words "insofar as possible". I appreciate the Deputy's preference for standard terminology and the phrase "insofar as possible" so I am very willing to accept that amendment. On amendment No. 15,...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 14:In page 13, line 10, to delete “cultural and social” and substitute “cultural, social, scientific and technological”.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I do not accept amendment No. 16. The principle of academic freedom is a defining characteristic of high quality higher education and research throughout the world. This Bill rightly ensures that academic freedom shall apply in technological universities in the same way as it applies in universities. It is understood internationally that academic freedom applies to the academic staff of...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I propose the adjournment.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I understood we were to debate until 5 p.m.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Ceann Comhairle will have to bear with me while I find my speaking notes.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am ready to continue. We were talking about tenure. I had said that as students are not employees their time within the institution is, by definition, limited. This issue includes the right to free expression. Any claim that this right has been restricted, or any fear that voicing a contrarian opinion would invite academic retribution, can be better challenged through the existing...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 10:In page 12, line 16, to delete "the professions and related stakeholders" and substitute "the professions, the community, local interests and related stakeholders".

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 11:In page 12, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:"(i) developing and promoting strong social and cultural links, and links supporting creativity, between the technological university and the community in the region in which the campuses of the technological university are located,". This group of amendments arises from our discussions at Committee Stage and...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 12:"(V) organisations representing the social, creative and cultural interests of the community in the region in which the campuses of the technological university are located,".

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 7:In page 11, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(2) A reference in this Part to a region includes a reference to each of the regions in which the campuses of a technological university or, as the case may be, applicant institutes are located.”.

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 8:In page 11, line 31, to delete “citizens” and substitute “individuals”. Following our discussions on Committee Stage, this amendment provides that the functions of a technological university provide programmes of education and training that reflect the needs of individuals in the region in which the campuses of the technological university...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 9:In page 11, line 32, to delete “the professions and other stakeholders” and substitute “the professions, the community, local interests and other stakeholders”. This amendment is the first of a number of related amendments and it provides that in addition to the needs of business, enterprise and the professions, the functions of a...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Student union members are elected to office by their peers and are autonomous in that sense. However, it is not unreasonable that student unions, in interacting with a technological university, should be recognised by the technological university. This makes practical sense as otherwise there could be a multitude of fragmented and sectional representative bodies of individuals seeking to...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, line 10, after “Technology;” to insert the following:"to provide for investigation into the performance of functions of the Institute for Advanced Studies and its Constituent Schools and the National College of Art and Design;".

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (14 Dec 2017)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:" "Act of 1940" means the Institute for Advanced Studies Act 1940; "Act of 1971" means the National College of Art and Design Act 1971;".