Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad]

An Bill um Cháilíochtaí agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta (Oideachas agus Oiliúint), 2011 [Seanad]

Bill Number 41 of 2011
Sponsored by Senator Maurice Cummins on behalf of the Minister for Education and Skills
Source: Government
Method: Presented
Status: New Bill

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body known in the Irish language as Údarás na hÉireann um Cháilíochtaí agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta or in the English language the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland; to define its functions; to provide for the dissolution of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, the Higher Education and Training  Awards Council and the Further Education and Training Awards Council; to repeal the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999; to amend the Higher Education Authority Act 1971, the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992, the Freedom of Information Act 1997, the Universities Act 1997 and certain other Acts; and to provide for matters connected therewith

Bille dá ngairtear Acht do dhéanamh socrú maidir le comhlacht a bhunú ar a dtabharfar, sa Ghaeilge, Údarás na hÉireann um Cháilíochtaí agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta nó, sa Bhéarla, the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland; do mhíniú a fheidhmeanna; do dhéanamh socrú maidir le hÚdarás Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí na hÉireann, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Ardoideachais agus Oiliúna agus Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a dhíscaoileadh; d'aisghairm Acht na gCáilíochtaí (Oideachas agus Oiliúint), 1999; do leasú Acht an Údaráis um Ard-Oideachas, 1971, Acht na gColáistí Teicniúla Réigiúnacha, 1992, an Achta um Shaoráil Faisnéise, 1997, Acht na nOllscoileanna, 1997 agus Achtanna áirithe eile; agus do dhéanamh socrú i dtaobh nithe a bhaineann leis an méid sin

Seanad Éireann

First Stage
Presented 21/07/2011
Order for Second Stage 20/09/2011
    Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 as initiated and Explanatory Memorandum (in PDF format)

Second Stage
20/09/2011

Committee Stage

29/03/2012
List of Proposed Committee Stage Amendments
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad] as amended in Committee by Seanad (in PDF format)

Report and Final Stages
10/05/2012
List of Proposed Report Stage Amendments
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad] as passed by Seanad Eireann

Dáil Éireann

Second Stage
22/05/2012
23/05/2012 (Resumed)
23/05/2012 (Resumed)
Referred to Select Committee 23/05/2012

Committee Stage (Select Committee on Education and Skills)
26/06/2012
List of Proposed Committee Stage Amendments
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad] As amended in the Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills
 (in PDF format)

Report and Final Stages
05/07/2012
List of Proposed Report Stage Amendments
 Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Bill 2011 [Seanad] as passed by Dáil Éireann

Returned to first House Seanad

Report and Final Stages
11/07/2012
List of Amendments made by Dáil  Éireann
List of Proposed  Report Amendments (Considered as initiated in Dáil Éireann)

Enacted as Act Number 28 of 2012
Date of Signature: 22/07/2012
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act  2012 in PDF format
Official Translation