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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Dr. Halpin and call Ms Tara Farrell, chairperson, Aontas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Farrell and call Mr. Chris Anako from Study and Protect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: The committee is dealing with the policy implications of the Bill only. Employment law is incredibly important, but another committee will be looking at it. It is not strictly a matter for this committee, even though we are very conscious of its implications. I now call Mr. John Connaughton, training services manager with BIM.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you, Mr. Connaughton. I now call Dr. Bryan Maguire from QQI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Thank you. I now call Mr. William Beausang, head of higher and further education training policy in the Department of Education and Skills.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Beausang. We will move to Mr. King, the appointed mediator to whom Mr. Beausang referred, who is present with the delegation from the Department of Education and Skills.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: That is fine. I am sure there will be such questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I will add a few comments and questions. I share Deputy Thomas Byrne's thoughts on insurance matters. Is there an element of anti-competitiveness if insurance is to be taken out of, shall we say, the wishes of the operators? Will companies have the option to go with private insurance or will they have to go with the State insurance? I would like feedback on that. Mr. Anako was talking...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Does any other member wish to ask a supplementary question on this issue, which is important?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I want to ask a further question too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: In regard to the procurement process and one company having the monopoly in terms of insurance, what will be the timeframe of that contract?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: Based on the responses I received to earlier questions, I assume then that it is mandatory that the institutions would secure insurance from the successful company and would not have the option to go to the private market.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I call Mr. Anako who I know has experience in this area from the other perspective.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: What about teachers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Anako. I do not think redundancies are a matter for teachers. Rather, it is about income continuance. There were cases where teachers were owed money but did not receive it, which obviously had a significant impact on their livelihood.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: In its submission, the ETBI stated it would request a clearly defined transition period and transitionary arrangements, which would be important. I call Mr. King.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: It is quite chilling listening to some of the teacher experiences.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I said earlier that we would not be taking any further submissions because of our short timeframe. Mr. King has said he may by this time next week have a clearer vision of the way forward in the engagement so it would be very useful for the committee to have a written statement from Mr. King prior to our committee taking this legislation in two weeks. Would that be okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)
Fiona O'Loughlin: I accept that.