Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Mr. Fitzgerald was speaking about communicating with the parents. It is also up to our national broadcaster to educate parents. It is all about educating the children, but it is about educating the parents as well. We had a very good conversation just last week with one of our witnesses, who spoke about the education of parents and about informing parents. You cannot do this by bringing parents together into a community centre. The only way to do this is through the media of television and radio. There is an onus on our national broadcaster to educate parents on the importance of STEM and to educate them on STEM. A huge number of parents do not have a clue about what STEM even is, about its importance or about the opportunities and careers that lie ahead for the younger generation of sons and daughters.

Does anybody want to add anything before we adjourn the meeting?