Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed)
Professor ?ine Hyland:
Yes, and, as the Senator says, all the DNA research. It is multifaceted. All subjects need to address it. It would not be sufficient to have issues of ethics addressed just in religion class, for example. It must be integrated more. When the NCCA comes up with a new syllabus it really needs to provide examples. Somebody else has mentioned this. Teachers should get some indication of how they are to approach these issues. If the NCCA does not do it the textbook writers will, and they may forget to put in anything about the ethical issues. I think ethical issues are very important.