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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. 193: In page 87, line 11, after “college” to insert “or the trades unions or staff associations of those members of staff”. These amendments provide for consultation by the governing body of an institute of technology with trade unions or staff associations of members of staff on the preparation of the strategic development plan and the...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 194: In page 87, line 31, after “college” to insert “or the trades unions or staff associations of those members of staff”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 195: In page 95, line 32, to delete “enable compliance with the policies” and substitute “implement,and report on compliance with, the policies”. This is a clarifying amendment to clarify that the obligation of the governing body of the National College of Art and Design is to have appropriate systems, procedures and practices in place to...

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

Simon Harris: The section relates to a strategic development plan for the National College of Art and Design, NCAD. The view is that the word "cultural" covers Irish language. It is not considered appropriate to specify that NCAD, given the nature of its educational and artistic role, must specify the plans for the Irish language links with the community. I will give the matter relating to the Irish...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 197: In page 102, lines 13 and 14, to delete “the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland” and substitute the following: “a relevant designated awarding body within the meaning of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012”. The amendments relate to technical changes. They capture NCAD's...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 198: In page 102, line 15, to delete “section 34” and substitute “section 37”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 199: In page 102, line 17, to delete “section 35” and substitute “section 38”.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 199a: In page 106, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “PART 14 AMENDMENT OF HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ACT 1981 Amendment of Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 119. The Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 is amended— (a) in section 1, by— (i) the insertion of the following definition: ...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 200: In page 107, line 23, to delete “(m) and (r)” and substitute “(n) and (u)”. I am considering an additional amendment on Report Stage to the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 to insert a definition of infrastructure. This proposed additional amendment is at the suggestion of the Department of Public Expenditure...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 201: In page 108, line 3, after “building” to insert “or other”. The amendment is being introduced to enable the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, to procure non-PPP infrastructure on behalf of both my own Department and local authorities, if requested to do so. This allows for the approach already in place for the Department of...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 202: In page 108, line 5, after “building” to insert “or other”.

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

Simon Harris: My answer is as the Deputy suggested, that I will be looking at guidelines, codes or policies that can be issued on the sustainable investment of funds by institutions of higher education. The amendment as currently drafted is too detailed for this legislation. It is envisaged that guidelines, codes and policies will be issued to the designated institutions of higher education under this...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 209: In page 110, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following: " No. 24 of 1997 Sections 4(2), (3) and (4), 19, 20, 21 and 50 ". Amendment No. 209 is a technical amendment to align the repeal of provisions in the Universities Act 1997. The other provisions being repealed are set out in Schedule 1 of the Bill. Amendment...

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

Simon Harris: I am considering amendments on Report stage to Schedule 4 to list all the consequential amendments of enactments. Work is ongoing on identifying all of the consequential amendments and I want to flag that now.

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 214: In page 11, line 19, after “Design Act 1971,” to insert “the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981,”

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 182a: In page 81, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 25 of Act of 2018 92.Section 25 of the Act of 2018 is amended— (a) in subsection (3), by— (i) the substitution of “Subject to subsection (3A), a technological university” for “A technological university”, and (ii) the...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 182g: In page 82, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 61 of Act of 2018 98. Section 61 of the Act of 2018 is amended by the addition of the following subsection: “(3) On the day appointed by order under section 44F— (a) any procedures for quality assurance under section 28 of the Act of 2012 standing...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 202a: In page 108, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Provision of assistance by An tÚdarás 126. (1) An tÚdarás may provide assistance in accordance with this section to a designated institution of higher education following a request in writing for such assistance from the institution. (2) The assistance that may be...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 205: In page 108, line 33, to delete “may publish” and substitute “shall publish”. We are effectively trying to achieve the same end. The purpose of the amendment is to provide the guidelines, codes or policies prepared or adopted by the HEA under this section must be published. Amendment No. 206 has the same effect as amendment No. 205...

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

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 210: In page 110, to delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: " No. 3 of 2018 Technological Universities Act 2018 Sections 26, 27(2) and (3), 58, 80(b), 82, 83, 84 and 91 ".