IE-2006-25 Institutes of Technology Act 2006 IE

Current to 2006-07-16

Contents
PART 1 Preliminary and General
s. 1 — Short title, commencement and collective citations.
s. 2 — Definitions.
PART 2 Amendment of Regional Technical Colleges Acts
s. 3 — Amendment of section 2 of RTC Act.
s. 4 — Amendment of section 3 of RTC Act.
s. 5 — Repeal of section 3A of RTC Act.
s. 6 — Amendment of section 5 of RTC Act.
s. 7 — Academic freedom.
s. 8 — Amendment of section 7 of RTC Act.

(a) to control and administer the land and other property of the college,

(b) to appoint the Director and such other staff as it thinks necessary for the purposes of the college, and

(c) to perform such other functions as are conferred on it by this or any other Act.

(a) comply with such policy directions as may be issued by the Minister from time to time, including directions relating to the levels and range of programmes offered by the college,

(b) have regard to the promotion and use of the Irish language as a language of general communication and promote the cultivation of the Irish language and its associated literary and cultural traditions,

(c) have regard to the attainment of gender balance and equality of opportunity among the students and staff of the college and shall, in particular, promote access to education in the college by economically or socially disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body,

(d) ensure as far as it can that the college contributes to the promotion of the economic, cultural and social development of the State and to respect for the diversity of values, beliefs and traditions in Irish society, and

(e) have regard to the statutory responsibilities of other education providers..

s. 9 — Amendment of section 8 of RTC Act.
s. 10 — Amendment of section 9 of RTC Act.
s. 11 — Amendment of section 10 of RTC Act.
s. 12 — Amendment of section 11 of RTC Act.
s. 13 — Provisions in relation to certain staff.

11A. (1) (a) A college may appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the college (in addition to the Director) as, subject to the approval of An tdars given with the concurrence of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, the governing body from time to time thinks proper.

(b) The recruitment and selection of such members of the staff shall be carried out in accordance with procedures that may be determined by the Minister from time to time.

(c) Such procedures shall provide that the selection board shall consist of appropriately qualified persons and shall include the Director of the college or a nominee of the Director.

s. 14 — Amendment of section 12 of RTC Act.

(4) (a) A college shall not remove any of its officers to whom this subsection applies from office without the consent of the Minister.

(b) This subsection applies to officers of a college appointed before the commencement of this subsection..

s. 15 — Amendment of section 13 of RTC Act.

(a) the actual expenditure in a financial year, or

(b) a proposed course of action,

(a) in the case of subsection (5)(a), not to decrease its actual expenditure, or

(b) in the case of subsection (5)(b), to continue with its proposed course of action,

s. 16 — Amendment of section 14 of RTC Act.
s. 17 — Repeal of section 15 of RTC Act.
s. 18 — Amendment of section 16 of RTC Act.
s. 19 — Amendment of section 18 of RTC Act.
s. 20 — Amendment of section 20 of RTC Act.
s. 21 — Amendment of section 21 of RTC Act.
s. 22 — Governance of institutes of technology.

(a) access to education in the college by economically or socially disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body, and

(b) equality, including gender equality, in all activities of the college,

(a) be embodied in writing,

(b) be established following consultation with recognised staff associations and trade unions representing the staff of the college and with the students union or other student representative body, and

(c) provide for consideration of issues in dispute by an independent person or persons, as appropriate.

(a) the strategic development plan prepared in accordance with section 21C, and

(b) the policies set out in the statement prepared under section 21D and their implementation by the college,

s. 23 — Effect of certain orders.
s. 24 — Amendment of First Schedule to RTC Act.

Name of College.

Vocational Education Committee in whose functional area the college is situated.

(1)

(2)

Institiid Teicneolaochta Bhaile tha Luain.

Athlone Institute of Technology.

County Westmeath.

Institiid Teicneolaochta, Baile Bhlainsir.

Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown.

County Dublin.

Institiid Teicneolaochta, Ceatharlach.

Institute of Technology, Carlow.

County Carlow.

Institiid Teicneolaochta Chorca.

Cork Institute of Technology.

City of Cork.

Institiid Teicneolaochta Dhn Dealgan.

Dundalk Institute of Technology.

County Louth.

Institiid Ealane, Deartha agus Teicneolaochta Dhn Laoghaire.

Dn Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Dn Laoghaire.

Institiid Teicneolaochta na Gaillimhe-Maigh Eo.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

City of Galway.

Institiid Teicneolaochta Leitir Ceanainn.

Letterkenny Institute of Technology.

County Donegal.

Institiid Teicneolaochta Luimnigh.

Limerick Institute of Technology.

City of Limerick.

Institiid Teicneolaochta, Sligeach.

Institute of Technology, Sligo.

County Sligo.

Institiid Teicneolaochta, Tamhlacht.

Institute of Technology, Tallaght.

County Dublin.

Institiid Teicneolaochta, Tr L.

Institute of Technology, Tralee.

County Kerry.

Institiid Teicneolaochta Phort Lirge.

Waterford Institute of Technology.

City of Waterford.

s. 25 — Amendment of Second Schedule to RTC Act.
s. 26 — Amendment of Third Schedule to RTC Act.
s. 27 — Amendment of Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1994.
s. 28 — Amendment of section 9 of Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1999.
PART 3 Amendment of Dublin Institute of Technology Acts
s. 29 — Amendment of section 2 of DIT Act.
s. 30 — Amendment of section 3 of DIT Act.
s. 31 — Amendment of section 5 of DIT Act.
s. 32 — Academic freedom.
s. 33 — Amendment of section 7 of DIT Act.

(a) to control and administer the land and other property of the Institute,

(b) to appoint the President and such other staff as it thinks necessary for the purposes of the Institute, and

(c) to perform such other functions as are conferred on it by this or any other Act.

(a) comply with such policy directions as may be issued by the Minister from time to time, including directions relating to the levels and range of programmes offered by the Institute,

(b) have regard to the promotion and use of the Irish language as a language of general communication and promote the cultivation of the Irish language and its associated literary and cultural traditions,

(c) have regard to the attainment of gender balance and equality of opportunity among the students and staff of the Institute and shall, in particular, promote access to education in the Institute by economically or socially disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body,

(d) ensure as far as it can that the Institute contributes to the promotion of the economic, cultural and social development of the State and to respect for the diversity of values, beliefs and traditions in Irish society, and

(e) have regard to the statutory responsibilities of other education providers..

s. 34 — Amendment of section 8 of DIT Act.
s. 35 — Amendment of section 9 of DIT Act.
s. 36 — Amendment of section 10 of DIT Act.
s. 37 — Amendment of section 11 of DIT Act.
s. 38 — Amendment of section 12 of DIT Act.
s. 39 — Provisions in relation to certain staff.

12A. (1) (a) The Institute may appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the Institute (in addition to the President and the Directors) as, subject to the approval of An tdars given with the concurrence of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, the Governing Body from time to time thinks proper.

(b) The recruitment and selection of such members of the staff shall be carried out in accordance with procedures that may be determined by the Minister from time to time.

(c) Such procedures shall provide that the selection board shall consist of appropriately qualified persons and shall include the President or a Director of the Institute or a nominee of the President.

s. 40 — Amendment of section 13 of DIT Act.

(3) (a) Sections 105, 106 and 107 of the Vocational Education Act 1930 and sections 7 and 8 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 1944 shall apply to officers of the Institute who were appointed before the commencement of this subsection, with the substitution of references to the Institute for references to the vocational education committee.

(b) Notwithstanding section 7(5) of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 1944, whenever an officer of the Institute to whom paragraph (a) applies is suspended under this Act the Institute may, if the Governing Body thinks fit, make with the consent of the Minister payments ex gratia to the suspended officer in lieu of the remuneration which, but for that suspension, would have been payable to that officer.

(c) Any sum paid under paragraph (b)

(4) (a) The Institute shall not remove any of its officers to whom this subsection applies from office without the consent of the Minister.

(b) This subsection applies to officers of the Institute appointed before the commencement of this subsection..

s. 41 — Amendment of section 14 of DIT Act.

(a) the actual expenditure in a financial year, or

(b) a proposed course of action,

(a) in the case of subsection (5)(a), not to decrease its actual expenditure, or

(b) in the case of subsection (5)(b), to continue with its proposed course of action,

s. 42 — Amendment of section 15 of DIT Act.
s. 43 — Repeal of section 16 of DIT Act.
s. 44 — Amendment of section 17 of DIT Act.
s. 45 — Amendment of section 19 of DIT Act.
s. 46 — Amendment of section 21 of DIT Act.
s. 47 — Governance of Dublin Institute of Technology.

(a) access to education in the Institute by economically or socially disadvantaged persons, by persons who have a disability and by persons from sections of society significantly under-represented in the student body, and

(b) equality, including gender equality, in all activities of the Institute,

(a) be embodied in writing,

(b) be established following consultation with recognised staff associations and trade unions representing the staff of the Institute and with the students union or other student representative body, and

(c) provide for consideration of issues in dispute by an independent person or persons, as appropriate.

(a) the strategic development plan prepared in accordance with section 21C, and

(b) the policies set out in the statement prepared under section 21D and their implementation by the Institute,

s. 48 — Effect of certain orders.
s. 49 — Amendment of Second Schedule to DIT Act.
s. 50 — Amendment of Third Schedule to DIT Act.
s. 51 — Amendment of section 2 of Dublin Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1994.
PART 4 Miscellaneous
s. 52 — Amendment of Higher Education Authority Act 1971.
s. 53 — Amendment of Universities Act 1997.
s. 54 — Amendment of Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999.
s. 55 — Repeal of sections 19, 37 and 38 of Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001.