We will adjourn this meeting at 4 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will continue our consideration of the Universities Bill, 1996, and resume on section 22. Amendments Nos. 180 and 181 have already been discussed with amendment No. 175.
SECTION 22.
Amendments Nos. 180 and 181 not moved.
I move amendment No. 182:
In page 20, subsection (5), line 15, after "employee" to inset "but only in accordance with procedures specified in a statute made following consultation through normal industrial relations structures operating in the university with recognised staff associations or trade unions".
Amendment agreed to.
Amendment No. 183 has been discussed with amendment No. 184.
I move amendment No. 183:
In page 20, subsection (5), line 15, after "employee" to insert "or officer".
Amendment put and declared lost.
Amendment No. 184 not moved.
I move amendment No. 185:
In page 20, subsection (6), line 16, after "university" to insert "or the National University of Ireland".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 186:
In page 20, subsection (6), line 17, after "employees" to insert "and officers".
Amendment put and declared lost.
I move amendment No. 187:
In page 20, subsection (6), line 17, after "employees" to insert or "officers".
Amendment put and declared lost.
I move amendment No. 188:
In page 20, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following subsection:
"(7) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that—
(a) the rights and entitlement in respect of tenure, remuneration, fees, allowances, expenses and superannuation enjoyed on the commencement of this section by persons who are employees of a university to which this Act applies shall not, by virtue of the operation of this Act, be any less beneficial than those rights and entitlements enjoyed by those persons as employees of the university or corresponding constituent college or Recognised College immediately before that commencement, and
(b) the conditions of service, restrictions and obligations to which such persons were subject immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, unless they are varied by agreement, continue to apply to such persons and shall be exercised or imposed by the university or the chief officer as may be appropriate, while such persons are employed by the university.".
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 189:
In page 20, lines 20 to 54, and page 21, lines 1 to 4, to delete subsections (7) to (12), inclusive.
Amendment agreed to.
Because amendment No. 189 has been agreed to, amendments Nos. 190 to 199, inclusive, cannot be moved.
Amendments Nos. 190 to 200, inclusive, not moved.
Section 22, as amended, agreed to.