Sean Barrett (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:“Amendment of The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Charters Amendment) Act 2003
7. Paragraph (a) of section 30 is amended by the deletion of “determine;” and the insertion of “determine, subject to section 2 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014.”.”.

RCSI has been like Banquo’s ghost in the legislation. It is not mentioned in the Bill. I propose that we end the secret. We know we are talking about the RCSI’s wish to be a university outside Ireland but not within the country, which requires the college to amend its charter. The amendment would get the purpose of the Bill into the Bill. I do not know why it has been a secret up to now that this is what we have been discussing. The word on the street is that this is what the Bill is about. There is an RCSI charters amendment Act from 2003 and this will allow RCSI to have its wish.