Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-09-20
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Fintan Warfield (SF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I will speak to amendment No. 53. I welcome that the absence of specific references to trade unions has been addressed in a number of amendments since Committee Stage in the Dáil. It is important that they are represented on the board of the Higher Education Authority, HEA, as well as the boards of individual institutions. While the inclusion of trade unions on higher education governing authorities is welcome, this Bill sets up the HEA with new legislation and it would be a mistake not to include trade union representation on the board of the Higher Education Authority.

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Sitting date: 2022-09-20