Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM, in Irish Education: Discussion

1:25 am

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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What we heard from colleges is that these facilities were built back in the 1970s and 1980s for the population of that time, rather than the population now and the number of apprenticeships we need to go through the colleges. These colleges say they have to do an awful lot more online, to be able to facilitate the students in their workshops and the practical work. One of their biggest challenges is the space, accommodation and the working areas. That is what we get back as a committee. Was Deputy Conway-Walsh with us in one of the colleges in Waterford or Cork?