Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I suppose part of the problem is as a result of our success. Presumably many of these highly qualified people who are going into business previously would have gone into the education sector and would have been teachers. Is an issue that Ms McMahon is concerned about that all or a significant percentage of the talent from STEM seems to be going into business and is not available to provide the education that we all need?