Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senators for their very constructive interventions. To clarify again, at the bottom of page 8 of the Bill it is stated the specified data are those "which would enable the compilation of information" - it is specific information that would enable the compilation of league tables - "in relation to the comparative performance of [...] recognised schools [...] or [...] education or training facilities". The reason the term "education or training facilities" is used is that, for example, education and training boards, ETBs, have places where examinations are held that are not actually schools - they could be Youthreach centres or other institutions run by ETBs which are not specifically schools but in which examinations would be held. That is why they are described as "education or training facilities". This does not, therefore, refer to the education or training facilities within individual schools but the actual institution that runs courses and carries out the examinations. I hope that is clear and think Senator Averil Power was helpful in further clarifying other elements of the legislation.

I failed in my original intervention to say the proposed amendment No. 20 was a technical amendment brought forward by the Government to update the reference to the Freedom of Information Bill 2014 which has now been enacted.