Seanad debates

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of David NorrisDavid Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Senator Higgins is correct. I think it is the subject that is excluded if an amendment is voted upon and fails. I do not think it is the fact that someone puts forward an amendment and then any other Member of the House can introduce a similar amendment. I am not sure that is the case and I look for a ruling from the Chair. Supposing this amendment was put to the House and voted down. My amendment is different, if is more expansive, but it is very similar. If this amendment is put and voted down, do I then have the opportunity to introduce a separate amendment that is not in exactly the same form of words?

Senator O'Sullivan's amendment is to delete line 31 and substitute: "promoting an entrepreneurial, creative and innovative ethos, without prejudice to section 10".Mine is promoting an ethos that supports, which is a different word, entrepreneurship, creativity, autonomy, which is not in Senator O'Sullivan's, innovation and engaged citizenship. It is-----

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