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Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. As I have said here before, education should never be measured just in terms of grades or CAO points, nor should it be geared towards preparing young people to be economic units, ready for employment by multinationals, at least not primarily. Education should be about allowing children to become fully rounded human beings. A vital part of...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am grateful to the Minister of State for her reply and for her support and that of the Government for the Bill. She summarised admirably the importance of play. I never realised during my days in the schoolyard how much I was learning about social interactions, dealing with my fears and all those issues. It is all absolutely true. The reference the Minister of State made at the end of...

Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Dr. Connolly said 15% of schools offer it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Dr. Connolly said 22% of girls do it. Is she saying 22% of girls overall in the country or that 22% of those who do it are female?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: That would be a higher percentage of girls than schools. I was wondering about that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Within the schools, a much higher percentage of girls are doing it than guys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I will not be able to get to everybody. All of the witnesses said interesting things, but time will prevent me from getting around to all of them. Professor McCormack spoke about women's attainment. It is clear and impressive that more women come out on top in engineering at the highest level. The completion rate is 90% compared with 67% for boys. Another way of looking at that is to ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Does Professor McCormack believe that if she controlled for everything, there would be any likelihood of a greater level of aptitude among boys in general? Does she think, everything being equal, it would be 50-50 for aptitude and ability in these areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: The Science Gallery, I meant to say, which housed, in a public interest, a collection of material relating to science.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: So Professor Hyland would not see a significant degree of overlap?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I was glad that Professor Hyland referred to the Government's STEM education policy statement about nurturing ethical behaviour, among other things. I always think of Churchill's dictum that scientists should be on tap but not on top. How will the national children's science centre deliver on those ethical ideas? It may be a question for all the witnesses because we did not touch on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Artificial intelligence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus gabhaim buíochas leo as a saineolas a roinnt linn. I am grateful to the witnesses for their impressive presentations. I do not know whether to be happy or sad about the fact that Raspberry Pi seems to have moved out of the realm of domestic science and into that of computer science. It appears that virtual reality can only ever be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am asking if there is a difference between boys and girls when it comes to these subjects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am excited by the national children's science centre. We all wish it a fair wind. I have a couple of questions on that. Is there any overlap between it and what has been going on in the science centre or science museum in Trinity College Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: How might the centre deliver on this and how do any of our guests think schools should approach it? Is it approached through religion class or ethics classes, or should it be handled by teachers of science? Thoughts, please, because we did not discuss the ethics side very much.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: A Chathoirligh, I thank you for welcoming our friends from St. Columb’s. Later this morning they are going to visit the bust of John Hume, a former past pupil of the school, which was unveiled here just recently. I congratulate James Tourish in particular on being the winner of the life advocate awards. Those awards are about encouraging respect for human life at all stages. It is...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "Amendment of Principal Act 7.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 10: "Transparency relating to the finances of lobbying bodies 10A.(1) Where a person, whether a natural person, a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons, is registered in...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will certainly consider it and no doubt Senator McDowell will also consider it. The reference to "in any year" really refers to the fact that if in any year an organisation received more than 50%, its returns for that year would need to reflect it. I do not think it is suggesting that it would need to go back to any historical year. I...