Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The report on STEM by this committee recommended STEM subjects should be commenced as early as preschool, getting children talking about STEM and its importance. There are huge challenges in secondary school getting teachers for physics and subjects like that. What are the witnesses' thoughts on that recommendation?

Some primary schools are really good, and witnesses who have previously appeared before the committee said they do science experiments and so on. They even say this should be taught at preschool and have pointed out the importance of STEM, getting students’ minds active, talking about it and getting them interested in it. What are Ms O'Connor's thoughts on that?