Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 13, to delete line 31 and substitute the following:"(IV) promoting an entrepreneurial, creative and innovative ethos, without prejudice to section 10,".

This amendment relates specifically to the ethos of the technological universities. Our colleges and universities are not and cannot be near enterprise training schools. We alluded to this in terms of the range of disciplines that would be offered. The amendment addresses the specific issue of enterprise training schools and seeks to broaden any defined ethos to include the international academic aims of providing a creative, practical and impactful academic environment that benefits students, the region and country in more than just a financial manner. As such, it broadens the remit to ensure it covers all aspects, not only enterprise and financial matters.