Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That would limit the autonomy and flexibility of the technological university in deciding how many students it should have on the academic council. I should also point out that an academic council may establish as many committees as it considers necessary to assist it in the performance of its functions. That gives an opportunity to provide for additional representation, including student representatives. Therefore, I do not support the amendments.