I move amendment No. 100: In page 66, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “Local authorities and higher education land use 73. For the avoidance of doubt and to protect the role of local authorities, nothing in this Act shall be construed as granting the Minister or An tÚdarás the power to compel designated higher education institutions to dispose of land or other assets or to change the primary use of land or other assets owned by such institutions, either generally or in such a way that would contra…

Amendment No. 100 seeks to insert a new section into the Bill to clarify that "nothing in this Act shall be construed as granting the Minister or An tÚdarás the power to compel designated higher education institutions to dispose of land or other assets or to change the primary use of land or other assets owned by such institutions." Amendment No. 101 seeks to insert a new section into the Bill to clarify that "doubt, nothing in this Act shall be construed as granting the Minister or An tÚdarás the power to compel d…

I second the amendment.

I wish to speak to a number of amendments that relate to elected student representatives on the board. We can all acknowledge that universities are often a microcosm of society. The same applies to student politics. We must respect the mandate of elected representatives involved in those politics. The Minister has expressed his belief that that mandate is protected in the Bill. We all have different ways of going about things, and use different language, to ensure that the democratic process within a students' unio…

I move amendment No. 108: In page 66, line 35, to delete “student members” and substitute “student union representatives".

I move amendment No. 111: In page 69, to delete lines 33 to 37 and substitute the following: “(iii) in order to implement, and report on compliance with, appropriate statutory provisions to the extent that those provisions may affect or relate to the functions of the university,”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 125: In page 80, line 25, to delete “student members” and substitute “student union reprsentatives”

I move amendment No. 135: In page 96, line 11, to delete “student members” and substitute “student union representatives”.

Yes. It relates to equality of opportunity. We had a lengthy discussion of the issue on the previous occasion and I am happy not to move the amendment.

I often say I do not represent any constituency, but I definitely have an electorate which came to the fore over the past year, knowing that this Bill was on its way. I thank the Irish Universities Association, the Union of Students in Ireland and all the student unions for their input to improve the legislation. It is positive that an amendment has been passed in the Seanad today. The Civil Engagement Group tabled over 100 amendments to the legislation, which is what this Chamber is for. I thank our offices and ma…

And the Bills Office. There is an enormous amount of work for everybody behind the scenes who have had to turn our amendments around in such a short space of time. Even though we may disagree with parts of the Bill which we think could be improved, I acknowledge the work of the students' union. Today it has won the legal right in respect of boards which has been enshrined in legislation. I finish on that positive note, notwithstanding other stuff on which we disagree.

Or the Heritage Bill.

On behalf of Civil Engagement Group I welcome our colleagues from the European Parliament to the Chamber. This meeting is a really good initiative and is one of many needed to bring decision-making at an EU level closer to the people. I would like to discuss the proposed EU corporate sustainability due diligence directive. The proposal greatly complements my emissions reporting Bill. Due diligence in respect of human rights and the environment along supply chains urgently requires a legislative footing but the prop…

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

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I second the amendment.

We are responding to the last grouping.