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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 30: In page 20, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “Reports to licensing authority 23.(1) The Committee shall— (a) not later than 30 April in the year next following the first complete calendar year after the date on which the Committee is established under section 20, prepare and submit to the Minister a report in writing (in this...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 31: In page 20, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “Laying of reports referred to in sections 22and 23before Houses of Oireachtas and publication 24.Where the Minister receives a report referred to in section 22(1)(b)or 23,he or she shall, as soon as practicable, thereafter— (a) cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 32: In page 20, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “Dissolution of Committee 25.The licensing authority may, with the consent of the Minister, dissolve the Committee at any time.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 33: In page 22, after line 31, to insert the following: “Recognition of third country qualifications, etc. 23.The licensing authority shall, for the purposes of applications under Part 5, recognise, as appropriate and in accordance with the processes and procedures specified under section 24, the experience and training of, and qualifications conferred on,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: It gives SOLAS the powers to look at the qualifications of the applicants and to inquire as to the awarding authorities and bodies which have awarded these qualifications or certifications to people who are now applying. It will be a job for SOLAS to vet them.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: When the licensing authority is set up, part of the job of work of the licensing authority will be to set up those criteria. That will be done in consultation with SOLAS. The process will be publicly available on the website.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: Part of it will require SOLAS to have a system of mutual recognition also. When the licensing authority is set up, as part of its initial set-up phase it will have to have a proper system to scrutinise applications from abroad, particularly from outside the EU area. That will require SOLAS having a look at the people who have conferred the certification or the qualification to assess...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: It has zero impact.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 34: In page 22, after line 31, to insert the following: “Licensing authority to specify processes and procedures relating to foreign qualifications, etc. 24.The licensing authority shall specify on its website the processes and procedures in place for the recognition of training, experience and foreign qualifications of persons from other Member States or...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 35: In page 23, line 6, after "who" to insert ", in the course of carrying out construction work,".

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 36: In page 23, line 20, after "activities" to insert "carried out in the course of carrying out construction work".

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 37: In page 24, to delete line 8.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 38: In page 24, line 10, after "person" to insert "(in this Act referred to as a "responsible person")".

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 39: In page 25, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: “(b) may not be renewed, (c) shall not be granted to a person under the age of 16 years, and (d) may be subject to such conditions, if any, as the licensing authority decides to attach to the licence under section 33.”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 40: In page 25, to delete lines 21 to 23.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 41: In page 26, line 4, to delete “(a)”.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 42: In page 25, to delete lines 21 to 23.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 43: In page 26, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(5) The Minister shall, following consultation with— (a) the licensing authority, (b) the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, (c) the Health and Safety Authority, (d) the Construction Industry Registration Body, (e) such representatives of the construction sector as...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 44: In page 26, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(6) In this section, “safety awareness registration card” means— (a) the Safe Pass registration card issued following the successful completion of the Safe Pass training programme provided by SOLAS, or (b) a registration card issued in association with a scheme in a...