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- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: The Senator should put them on the record.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Intimations.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Absolutely, I said that.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: The Senator's reminiscences are fascinating.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Senator Mullen raises interesting questions about the financing of students' unions. I am sure the Minister of State will be able to take them into consideration. I think we can move on by simply asking the Minister of State to consider these issues and report back to us on Report Stage. She might consider the possibility of including acknowledgement of the autonomous nature of students'...
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Is that not about members of the board?
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Are students' unions not always elected?
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: This is my opportunity to talk about the term "technological university", about which I expressed some concern, even though I have strongly supported Waterford Institute of Technology's wish to be recognised as a university. My reason is they are separate, distinct and equally valuable institutions. As the name implies, universities have traditionally covered a very wide range of subjects,...
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: It is all part of the debate.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: I will be tabling an amendment on Report Stage that is similar to this one, so I support this amendment. I have been advised by people close to the situation. The idea of narrowing down and concentrating on entrepreneurial matters affects all universities. The drift towards doing what industry wants because it will invest in particular kinds of research guides research in certain...
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: It is a governing bullet point.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: That is what the ethos is.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: The phrase "promoting an entrepreneurial ethos" narrows things. Of course it narrows things.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: It is not. The amendment broadens it out. This is the only place where the word "ethos" occurs. Ethos is the governing principle. It is the mission statement of a university. The other things concerned with respecting the diversity of values, beliefs, traditions and all that stuff, and promoting political free inquiry and so on are present. The only thing that talks about ethos is...
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: On a point of order.
- Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)
David Norris: Senator Higgins is correct. I think it is the subject that is excluded if an amendment is voted upon and fails. I do not think it is the fact that someone puts forward an amendment and then any other Member of the House can introduce a similar amendment. I am not sure that is the case and I look for a ruling from the Chair. Supposing this amendment was put to the House and voted down. My...