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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will get to that when we get to it but, to be fair to everybody, we are only going to deal with the amendments in the group. I allowed Deputy Troy to raise it, but we are not going to deal with the specific amendment within this group. Otherwise, we will be jumping all over the place.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There are specific questions which I will ask the Minister of State to reply to but this is not Second Stage. We are dealing with amendments. When the Minister of State responds to the general questions the Deputy raises, we will go back to the amendments and start to take them in order. We will not be taking any general questions after that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are not dealing with amendment No. 107.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: That has been clarified and I am going to move on. Amendment agreed to. Section 1, as amended, agreed to. SECTION 2

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: A number of amendments are grouped. They are amendments Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 8 to 12, inclusive.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 9 and 12 are in the names of Deputies Funchion and Catherine Martin. Do they wish to address them now?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 4, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 18, 67 and 69 to 82, inclusive; 84 to 91, inclusive; 93, 94 and 96 to 105, inclusive, 113, 116, 117, 119 and 121 to 143, inclusive; and 149, 150 and 171 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputies Byrne and Lawless have amendments. Deputy Lawless is not here.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 17 and 19 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Again, we will not get into amendment No. 106 but it has raised its head again. I would appreciate the Minister of State's response after all Deputies have spoken. Has anyone else indicated? Does Deputy Byrne wish to come back in before the Minister of State-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is good to hear the Government commitment to the regional authority of the various campuses.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 20, 21, 25, 28 to 41, inclusive, 60 and 61 are related.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Have a debate about it.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are possibly at a disadvantage because we are coming to this not having had the opportunity to discuss it at an earlier Stage-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes, on Second Stage.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have not reached amendment No. 22 yet. We are dealing with dealing amendments Nos. 20, 21, 25 and 28 to 41.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy has a question on the section, not on an amendment to the section.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Strictly speaking, the Deputy's query should be answered at the end of section 22 and the amendments to it should be dealt with first. The Minister of State might respond to the amendments.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: One voice at a time, please.