Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Convey. Mr. Duffy spoke about having a second paper at junior certificate for maths. Did his association get agreement with the unions in and around that? It might be a big obstacle, although perhaps it would not be and maybe they would be very much in agreement with that. One of the members spoke about maths. It is a frightening subject for someone who is not comfortable with it. A huge number of students just forget about it because they are not able to cope with the difficulties they foresee or that they think they have. I ask Mr. Duffy to expand on that. He mentioned additional bonus points. I presume that would be at leaving certificate level. What is his proposal in that regard?

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