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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 154: In page 67, line 15, after “society” to insert “, including persons who are competent in the Irish language”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 157: In page 69, line 22, to delete “enable compliance with the policies” and substitute “implement, and report on compliance with, the policies”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 160: In page 72, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 33(2) of Act of 1997 80. Section 33(2) of the Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution of “the making of a statute or a regulation under section 18(2) or 25(1)” for “the making of a statute or a regulation under section 17(2) or...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I hope amendment No. 162 addresses the Deputy's concern. The current wording of section 34(1) of the Universities Act 1997 provides that the strategic development plan is prepared by the chief officer and approved by the governing authority. The wording in the Bill provides that the governing authority shall, “for the purposes of preparing a strategic development plan under this...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I was about to respond to the amendment. I will move amendment No. 149 shortly. That amendment will make a new provision to preclude serving members of staff of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science from being members of the appeals board. It is an important amendment to clarify and to further embed what is absolutely the intention set out in...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 162: In page 72, lines 15 and 16, to delete “for the purposes of preparing a strategic development plan under this section, consult with” and substitute the following: “before approving a strategic development plan under this section, be satisfied that the chief officer has for the purposes of preparing the plan consulted with”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: An amendment to this section and-or section 79 may be needed at Report Stage with regard to the period of appointment of governing authority members to address a potential conflict between the sections in question.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 163: In page 76, line 7, to delete “by”. Amendments Nos. 163 to 166, inclusive, are technical amendments to facilitate amendment No. 167, which seeks to amend paragraph 7 of the Fourth Schedule to the Universities Act. That paragraph provides that the chief officer of a university shall hold office for a period of ten years. This amendment provides...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 164: In page 76, line 8, to delete “the” and substitute “by the”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 165: In page 76, to delete line 20.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 166: In page 76, to delete line 21 and substitute the following: “(b) by the deletion of paragraph 5, and”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 167: In page 76, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(c) in paragraph 7, by the substitution of “such period as the governing authority determines but the period shall not exceed 10 years from the date of the appointment of the chief officer” for “a period of 10 years”.”

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 167a: In page 76, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2018 85.Section 2 of the Act of 2018 is amended by— (a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “applicant technological university”: “ ‘applicant technological university’— ...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 167b: In page 76, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2018 86. Section 3 of the Act of 2018 is amended by the substitution of “an order under section 36, 43 or 44F” for “an order under section 36 or 43”.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 167c: In page 76, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2018 87. Section 7 of the Act of 2018 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following definitions for the definitions of “advisory panel” and “appointed day” respectively: “...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 169: In page 77, line 7, to delete “enable compliance with the policies” and substitute “implement, and report on compliance with, the policies”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 173: In page 77, line 33, after “body” to insert “of a technological university”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 174: In page 78, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following: “(d) 5 internal members (other than the president), being— (i) 3 members of the academic staff of the technological university,elected by the academic staff of the technological university, (ii) one member of the non-academic staff of the technological university, elected by the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 176: In page 78, line 7, to delete “or selected”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 178: In page 79, line 5, after “society” to insert “, including persons who are competent in the Irish language”.