Results 601-620 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 49:In page 22, line 36, to delete “nominated” and substitute “the number of whom shall be determined, and who shall be nominated,”.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 50:In page 23, line 6, to delete "2 external members" and substitute "3 external members".
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 51:In page 23, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"(2) A governing body, where the technological university concerned was established by an order under section 33 on an application by not fewer than 4 applicant institutes, shall have not fewer than 15 and not more than 26 members and shall consist of—(a) the president, (b) a chairperson, (in this...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 52:In page 23, line 17, after "(1)(g)" to insert "or (2)(h)".
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I disagree with the Deputy. Therefore, I will vote against this amendment.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 54:In page 24, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(5) A technological university may, in accordance with procedures established by the technological university following consultation with each trade union or staff association recognised by it, suspend or dismiss a member of its staff.".
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 59:In page 26, lines 14 and 15, to delete "the professions and related stakeholders" and substitute "the professions, the community and related stakeholders". I will withdraw the amendment because the word "community" has already been inserted in the Bill by means of amendment No. 22.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 60:In page 26, to delete lines 34 to 38 and substitute the following:"(4) In subsection (3), "involvement" shall be construed in accordance with section 9(8).".
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 61:In page 26, after line 38, to insert the following:"(5) In subsection (3), "programme" means a programme of education and training.".
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 62:In page 27, to delete line 18. An insertion is being made into section 30 which provides for strategic plans of a technological university to strengthen the regional links between a technological university and the area in the strategic development plan for a technological university in line with views expressed by stakeholders during the consultation process.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: TU4Dublin is committed to fully-serviced campuses. There is a commitment in budget 2018 for €200 million regarding a PPP project in this regard. The institutions of technology need to come together to decide on a name. We are not imposing a name but I think it is very important that the different institutes - Tallaght, Blanchardstown, etc. - keep their names. We want them to...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 63:In page 27, line 20, to delete “2012.” and substitute “2012,”.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 65:In page 27, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“(d) the plans of the technological university to provide programmes of education and training that meet the needs of citizens, business, enterprise, the professions, the community and other stakeholders in the region in which the campuses of the technological university are located, and (e) the plans...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: As the Deputy knows, there is a difference between the institutes of technology and TUs but we will need to agree a borrowing framework into the future.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We need to agree it. I am not saying what will be the outcome. TUs may be able to borrow but that has not been agreed.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We certainly will. We have already been in discussions with him.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 66:In page 32, lines 4 to 6, to delete all words from and including “(1) The” in line 4 down to and including line 6 and substitute the following:“(1) The applicant institutes concerned shall, in relation to an application for an order under section 33, jointly comply with the following criteria (in this chapter referred to as “eligibility...
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We will accept amendments Nos. 111 and 112, which were tabled by Deputy Thomas Byrne.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 67:In page 32, line 7, to delete “merged institute” and substitute “applicant institutes”.
- Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)
Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I move amendment No. 68:In page 32, line 18, to delete “professions and” and substitute “professions, the community and”.