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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I highlight a situation that has been developing further over the past week in our universities. I am a National University of Ireland Senator. I rarely speak about the universities exclusively but, right now, they are at the centre of some of the debate and activism we are seeing from the public demanding action in respect of Gaza and in terms of international human rights and...
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 42: In page 12, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(h) in co-operation with An tÚdarás, promote, support and develop tangible plans to end precarious work in the higher education sector;”. I withdraw the amendment and reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 44: In page 12, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(k) to promote and support the development of public-public partnerships in accordance with section 50;”. Amendment No. 44 will introduce a new function which will require that the agency will "promote and support the development of public-public partnerships in accordance with...
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There is scope within section 8. Section 49, which the Minister of State referenced, talks about agreements or partnerships between the agency and other bodies. I recognise that it provides that the agency may partner with a body, whether public or private, but what we were trying to get at is encouraging and supporting public-public partnerships between, for example, research or higher...
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Give me one moment.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry. I did not want to withdraw amendment No. 44. I was going to withdraw a later one. It is fine. The Acting Chairperson can go ahead. I can come back to the same point in a different way.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 45: In page 12, to delete lines 22 to 25 and substitute the following: “(l) to promote and support the undertaking in the State of research and innovation which furthers climate action, the protection and enhancement of biodiversity and implementation and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals;”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 46: In page 12, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(m) to enable and assist research sharing and technology transfer between designated higher education institutions, research bodies and public bodies in line with and with due regard to Article 4(1)(g) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 48: In page 13, line 21, after “a” to insert “reasonable”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 49: In page 13, line 23, to delete “and”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 50: In page 13, to delete line 24.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 51: In page 13, line 24, after “objective” to insert “, which is provided for in legislation,”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 52: In page 13, line 25, after “a” to insert “reasonable”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 53: In page 13, line 26, to delete “the period” and substitute “a reasonable period”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 54: In page 13, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(6) The Minister shall not give a direction under this section which would disrupt parity of esteem between the arts, humanities and social sciences and science, engineering, technology and mathematics.”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Votáil.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 55: In page 13, line 37, to delete “a Minister of the Government” and substitute “the Minister”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 56: In page 14, line 4, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Taken together, sections 11 and 12 provide extraordinary discretionary ministerial powers that I have not seen in almost any previous legislation. We discussed section 11 at length. It allows a Minister to give direction in writing for any purpose relating to any matter referred to in the legislation or any other enactment - basically, that means anything ever referred to in any law...
- Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I did not get clarity on whether they will be published.