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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 4:In page 8, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:" "pensionable public servant" shall be construed in accordance with Part 2 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012;". This is a technical amendment, the first of a number of related amendments, which inserts a new definition of "pensionable public servant" into section 2 of...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Burton. If she has specific examples, I would be very pleased to look at them. She has definitely raised gender and equality within third level institutions. I have set up a task force and on Committee Stage I accepted an amendment from Deputy Thomas Byrne to address gender balance on academic councils and to provide that at least 40% of a governing body of a technological...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: To which correspondence is the Deputy referring? We get letters every day.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The correspondence was not sent to the Department, it was sent to Professor Tom Collins.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Each consortium has a consultation process for staff and students. I have put a great deal of effort into this, as has the Department.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I have been in education for 31 years and I am from outside Dublin. I believe technological universities represent the best way forward for the regions. For staff and students, these will be stronger organisations. In good faith, that is why we have put a very strong Bill forward. It addresses all the issues that have come up via the unions, lecturers and students. This has not happened...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: All staff are transferring to the TU under section 50 and this Bill guarantees those jobs. I read it into the record.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I cannot understand why the Deputy did not hear. It states:Every person who, immediately before the appointed day— (a) was a member of the staff of a dissolved body shall, on the appointed day, become and be a member of the staff of the technological university Section 50 is very strong and strengthens the negotiations for staff. It defines their tenure and section 54 is also very...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I hate giving a guarantee because I could be knocked down the minute I go out the door.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The guarantee is there. It is not a guarantee from a Minister but it is in black and white in the Bill. I have also read it into the record on two occasions. I thank Deputy Burton for bringing up the issue of doctoral education. We have a national framework for doctoral education which was launched in 2015. The framework articulates nine principles for doctoral education in Ireland...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Deputy wants the word "guarantee". I am saying that section 50 guarantees the terms and conditions of current staff and fixed-term employees.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Pardon?

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I cannot hear the Deputy, I am sorry. Can the Deputy repeat it again?

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Deputy Thomas Byrne asked about the investigatory provisions relating to universities. Important technical issues have come up which are being considered in respect of university governance, autonomy and control of the impact on the classification of universities in terms of a wider, national fiscal policy. These technical issues will be considered by the Department of Education and Skills,...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I reiterate that I am not in the business of guaranteeing anything. We have spent years bringing in this Technological Universities Bill, and I thank the TUI which voted in favour of technological universities. The regional remit of TUs is being strengthened in this Bill. With regard to staff transfer to the TUs, I have been very clear in what I have said. I reiterate that the...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Let us look at the section on the transfer of staff.

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: The Bill states: "Every person who, immediately before the designated day (a) was a member of the staff of the dissolved body shall, on the designated day, become and be a member of the staff of the merged institute and (b) was a fixed-term employee of the dissolved body shall, on the designated day, become and be a fixed-term employee of the merged institute for the duration of his or her...

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, line 9, after “authorities” to insert “, and investigation into the performance of functions,”. Amendment No. 1-----

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

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This is the first of a number of technical amendments relating to investigator powers. The amendment specifically provides for the inclusion in the Long Title of the Bill of a reference providing for the investigation into the performance of functions regarding institutes of technology, including the Dublin Institute of Technology. This provision is comprehended in the function and...