Dr. Cornelia Connolly:

It is something that one should be aware of, namely, that computer science is not included in the STEM acronym. I could stand to be corrected but, for example, there is a Computer Science Teachers Association. I am not sure if it was invited to make a presentation to the committee. There are issues like that. At times, we miss out computing when we talk about STEM. It is important to note that the fundamental skills of computational thinking, as we have all reiterated, need to be introduced at an early stage, at day or preschool and in primary, then in post-primary. We have a leaving certificate subject at the end of our education system, but we have not facilitated the learning pathway.