Ms Evelyn O'Connor:

We very much welcome the committee's engagement on STEM. It is a key priority for the Department and Government. It is important for the economy and future growth. We are very pleased that the committee has been taking an interest in the work we are doing. We read over the transcripts in preparation for this outing today and it was very interesting to see all of the issues raised. There were good lessons in them for us. The committee has contributed and helped us already and we very much look forward to any recommendation that will come out of its work on how we might do better and further improve on the various actions taken.