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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28452/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28453/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on species categorisation policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that TAMS 3 funding under the solar capital investment scheme is limited to farmers who have a minimum of five hectares of owned, leased or rented lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when on silent mode. Are the minutes of the meeting of 11 June 2024 agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Does the committee agree to no further scrutiny of COM(2024)0144, COM(2024)0145 and COM(2024)0147? I also propose that we ask the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to keep us informed of all developments regarding the COMs. Is it agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: On behalf of the committee, cuirim fáilte roimh na fhínne atá againn anseo anocht. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Teaching Council: Dr. Lynn Ramsey, director; Ms Phil Fox, deputy director; Ms Bríd Murphy, head of initial teacher education and induction; and Ms Siobhán Healy, head of registration. The officials are here today to brief us on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: The Senator’s time has run out and I have given him a number of extra minutes. I am aware he is under time pressure but I am happy to bring members in for a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: It is good when members want to have a lively discussion, but I am aware of the other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I am the next speaker. One of my questions, and something I am quite interested in, relates to those people who have PhD qualifications and have considered going into second level teaching. One woman who has been in contact with me has a PhD in English literature. Her dream is to go on to third level and become a lecturer, but obviously it can be quite challenging to get a job in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: That is where the conversation is at. My sister is a teacher and my mother was a lecturer for years. I am surrounded by teachers. If we are looking at trying to encourage more people to go into secondary school teaching, particularly people with a real passion for their subject and strong background, it is about looking at innovative ways to get more people to go down that route and maybe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: That is some change. That is interesting. I am caught for time but I might come back on another question about the Irish language. I will move on to the next member. I call an Teachta Jim O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: The next speaker is an Teachta Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Teaching Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I am conscious of time but I would be interested in hearing about those people who have qualified abroad, what challenges they faced and what they have fed back. I would also be interesting in hearing about those who, after qualifying here, worked abroad for some time and the challenges they faced. That may not be something the council is aware of, but for those who are trying to get their...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: I welcome the fact that the Bill is before the House. It is timely and absolutely necessary. I acknowledge the work done by the students' unions in raising this issue and by so many students impacted by this who have come forward. I am conscious this is the last week before the Dáil goes into recess and I have two concerns as a result. One concern is that this is something we should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting. It is hard enough to correct everybody's homework without also having to think about that. I was interested in AI not yet having the ability to copy one's own speech and how one would write. Obviously, if you are correcting 20 or 30 sets of homework, it will be really hard to think every time about how different students do their homework, and that takes a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. O'Sullivan is dead right on that and it is very interesting, even in respect of the ethics. He mentioned the creativity aspect. If someone is tired and is trying to get something written at the last minute, they are not going to be very creative and will try just to get the job done. They could use AI to get ideas and so on but, at the same time, if they end up being over-reliant on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Mairéad Farrell: It was stated that AI needs to be seen as a tool for help and assistance, rather than as the primary tool. For school students in particular, how can that balance be struck? Reference was made to education on it. Does that need to start happening even at primary school level to help people understand that it can be used as a tool but that it should not be seen as the only tool?