Universities amendment Bill
Deputy Brassil sought a timetable for the universities (amendment) Bill, citing governance failures and long delays since heads were approved. The Tánaiste said amendments were being prepared but the Bill would not be completed before the recess and would proceed later in the year.
In light of the recent exposure around the very poor governance in many of our universities, will the Tánaiste tell the House when the universities (amendment) Bill will be introduced? The purpose of this legislation will be to ensure compliance with Government guidelines on remuneration, allowances, pensions and staffing numbers in the university sector, all issues that were the subject of much recent publicity. I fear that if the correct legislation is not in place, continued poor governance will prevail. The heads of the Bill were approved in October 2012, which is nearly five years ago. We really need action on this.
