Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Many primary-school children do not even know what career paths they are going to take when they go into secondary school. That is another obstacle in that what they might want to do going into first year could be totally changed by the time they get into second, third or fifth year, and their career paths might change. I want to drill into this. I agree with Mr. Convey but a lot of thought will have to go into the campaign he is talking about. I would welcome it if he could be forthcoming to the committee at a later date and give us a proposal that we might be able to work around to try to get the Department of Education to do such a thing.

I fully agree with Mr. Convey, but it is about drilling down into that and the thought process behind it and getting it absolutely correct for students in order that we do not bamboozle them when they are going into post-primary school.