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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: They are not policy. This is policy.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Amendments Nos. 2, 22, 37, 39 to 44, inclusive, 52, 53, 71, 72, 74, 81, 103, 137, 138 and 140 to 144, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Before the Minister continues, I will check to see that Members have the groupings list.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: The Deputy has it.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: There is a lot of them.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Yes.

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Given the custom to circulate ministerial speeches, it might be helpful to get the Minister of State's speech to Members as soon as possible.

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: 9 o’clock Deputy Barry is sharing his time with Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank members of the committee for attending this morning. Apologies have been received from Deputy Sean Sherlock. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank witnesses for appearing before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and I welcome them to the meeting to contribute to our hearings on tackling childhood obesity. We will be holding two sessions this morning. In our first session we will have presentations from representatives of the Association of Teachers of Home Economics; CHErIsH, the school of public health in UCC;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms Hickey. Her opening statement is noted and appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Matvienko-Sikar for her presentation. I invite Ms McCloat and Dr. Mooney to make the opening statement for St. Angela's

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Ms McCloat. Before I open up the discussion to members, I ask the third level educators to outline quickly the changes that are being made in the junior cycle curriculum around the practical application of the teaching of home economics. How will this propose to improve the ability of teachers to teach the subject and, it is hoped, bring a good level of retention within students?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: That intervention has been helpful. I will now open up the discussion to members and call Deputy Mitchell first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Can Dr. Mooney repeat the title for the HSE staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: During the course of discussions in the Committee on Education and Skills the importance of making PE a compulsory subject was discussed. We were told that it would cost more than €1 billion to provide the kind of facilities necessary to make it a compulsory subject. I feel that it would link in with what the witnesses are trying to achieve. Is there a model with which we could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Senator Warfield has hit the nail on the head regarding the stereotyping of home economics. As Ms Barry noted, most students, including me, had a choice between a practical subject or home economics in first year at around the same time. In the 1980s, I did not have any practical reason to choose the subject so I chose something else. As the witnesses implied, being exposed to it through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: Ms Hickey mentioned that in 1989 home economics was made compulsory in Japan for students up to junior cycle equivalent in to teach young people nutrition and food skills. If I am not mistaken, this was also done in Northern Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Alan Farrell: What has been learned from the experience in Northern Ireland? Can Ms McCloat envisage a process by which we could start an initiative to give it practical application? Bearing in mind the role of the joint committee, we shadow many Departments, as we have found in the past few years. This is another example of where we will cross into other Departments and make recommendations to other...