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Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (10 Nov 2020): Shane Cassells: ...issue of Seanad reform. One wonders if we will ever reach such utopia if a simple Bill like this cannot be implemented. It is, of course, inherently unfair that only graduates of Trinity and the NUI can receive a vote in Seanad elections and that those from DCU, UL and institutes of technology do not, 18,229 of whom graduated last year, as Senator Byrne has outlined. I know that the...
Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017): Shane Cassells: ...for students. Looking at the staffing numbers in certain universities and institutes of technology over the period 2008-2015, we saw a drop in Trinity of 14%, a drop in DCU of 13%, a drop in NUI Galway of 6% and similar figures across the institutes of technology as well. Pay costs still account for between 72.5% and 80% of the total institute of technology sector despite the core...

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