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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Senator Gallagher has indicated. I suggest that this be the last round. Does anybody else want to come in? No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Nobody else is indicating, so I will hand the floor back to Mr. Horgan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Horgan very much for coming before us and for engaging in such an interesting, worthwhile and certainly very productive morning. We could stay here for hours discussing the many different facets of education that will come under his remit. On behalf of the committee, I wish him well in his very important role in higher education at what is a very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: We will now deal with the motions from Deputies Thomas Byrne and Catherine Martin regarding the 10% loss of marks in the junior certificate English exams for students in ASTI-staffed schools. Before we commence, I advise members that if the motions or amended motions are agreed by the committee, the agreed motion will be reported to both Houses. In addition, the report containing the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Deputy Byrne. It is a matter of grave concern for all of us, students and their parents. As to the possibility of tabling this motion in future, I suggest that the Deputy do so as he sees fit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It will be up to him and not the committee. I call Deputy Martin, who has a motion on the same issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Deputy. Deputy Jim Daly has submitted an amendment to Deputy Martin's motion which reads that, despite these talks, the ongoing dispute between the ASTI and the Department over changes to the junior cycle is a significant cause of frustration and concern to students and their families. His amendment would replace that to the effect that the position that students affected by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank the Deputy. I will allow other members to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The points made were not directly related to Deputy Byrne's motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: By way of clarification, we are discussing two motions and an amendment to one of the motions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: All of the points are well made. We are all concerned and want to see this matter resolved. Is the amendment to the motion agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy must then withdraw it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: We still have to vote on the motion. Am I correct that Deputy Daly does not want to withdraw the amendment to the motion, but he does not want the amended motion put forward?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Deputy Martin has already said she is putting her motion forward. It is clear then that she is not agreeing to Deputy Daly's suggestion that no motion be sent forth.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It is too late now to withdraw it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I know but the Deputy wants to withdraw the amended motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I do not think the Deputy can do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: State Examinations: Motions (13 Oct 2016)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I can only put the question if members seek a vote.