Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012; for that purpose to make fresh provision concerning the means by which an award’s status, with reference to the National Framework of Qualifications, may be established and, to that end, to provide for the establishment of a category of awarding bodies, exclusive of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland or certain other persons, which shall be known as “listed awarding bodies”; to provide, as a condition precedent for provisions of that Act to be invoked by providers falling within a certain category (or intending such providers), for a requirement that criteria specified in regulations, to be made by the Minister for Education and Skills, must be met, including criteria for the purpose of affording a reasonable assurance to the foregoing Authority that a foregoing provider has the capacity and capability to provide programmes of education and training consistent with the requirements of that Act; to provide for the establishment of a fund which shall be known as “Protection of Enrolled Learners Fund”, into which an annual charge by certain providers must be paid and from which moneys may, in cases of default in delivery of certain programmes, be paid so to enable enrolled learners complete the programme concerned or so as to be used for certain other purposes; to make further provision regarding authorisation to use the international education mark; to add to the cases in which a provider may be authorised to describe itself as a “university” and, for that purpose, to amend the Universities Act 1997; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated: 23 Jul 2019
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
23 Jul 2019
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
1 Aug 2018
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
1 Aug 2018
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
10 Oct 2018
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
10 Oct 2018
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
10 Oct 2018
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)10 Oct 2018
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
7 Feb 2019
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)7 Feb 2019
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
22 May 2019
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)22 May 2019
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
22 May 2019
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
22 May 2019
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
13 Jun 2019
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)13 Jun 2019
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
10 Jul 2019
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)10 Jul 2019
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
10 Jul 2019
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)10 Jul 2019
Completed
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Enacted
23 Jul 2019
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
23 Jul 2019
Completed
23 Jul 2019
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019
23 Jul 2019
An tAcht um Cháilíochtaí agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta (Oideachas agus Oiliúint) (Leasú), 2019
10 Jul 2019
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018
22 May 2019
As Passed by Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018
7 Feb 2019
As amended in Committee (Seanad Éireann]
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018
1 Aug 2018
As initiated
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018
Amendments
11 Jul 2019
Cream List
Cream List [Dáil amendments to Seanad Bill]
1 Jul 2019
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
22 May 2019
Report Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
5 Dec 2018
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
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Debates
11 Jul 2019
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
10 Jul 2019
Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
13 Jun 2019
Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee
13 Jun 2019
Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
12 Jun 2019
Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Amendment Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
11 Jun 2019
Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage
22 May 2019
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages
7 Feb 2019
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
5 Dec 2018
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage
10 Oct 2018
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage
10 Oct 2018
Seanad Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage