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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even on silent mode and when people are working remotely. That goes for the witnesses as well. Are the minutes of the meeting on 23 November 2021 agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I welcome Dr. Emer Smyth, research professor with the social research division at the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, and Growing Up in Ireland, Dr. Ruth Freeman, director of science for society at Science Foundation Ireland, SFI, Ms Meadhbh Costello, social policy executive at IBEC, Mr. Neil McDonnell, chief executive of Irish Small and Medium Employers, ISME, and Mr. Tony...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will have to cut Dr. Smyth off there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I now call Dr. Freeman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Dr. Freeman for that. I call Ms Costello.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. McDonnell and call Mr. Donohoe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Thank you Mr. Donohoe. Deputy Alan Farrell is first, followed by Deputy Conway Walsh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will call on Ms Costello first and then see who else wants to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Donohoe and the other witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Do any of our other guests wish to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy Ó Ríordáin for his question. I call Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, to be followed by Deputy O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: To be fair to other members, I have shown the Senator very generous leniency. I am aware that I have not given the same leniency to other members. I will bring the Senator back in when I bring the other speakers back in. I call on Senator Dolan first and then I will go back to Deputy Conway-Walsh. I have a couple of questions and then I will come back to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: No. The Senator is well over her allotted time. I have a few questions for the representative from IBEC on continuous assessment and apprenticeships. What is IBEC's view on the Government and the Minister, Deputy Harris's proposals on apprenticeships and their importance on foot of his recent announcement on them? Will one or more than one of the witnesses comment on the need for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. McDonnell for that response. Ms Costello might comment on my question on apprenticeships and continuous assessment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I address my questions to Dr. Smyth and Dr. Freeman. On the issue of the reform of the leaving certificate and the reform of subjects, I recently met with chartered accountants and representatives of the private sector to discuss the reform of the teaching of accountancy and the way it has changed dramatically over the last number of years. Of course, there is a need to reform the leaving...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Mr. Donohoe is chair of his grouping and, therefore, I ask him about the importance of apprenticeships. We had a conversation here a number of weeks ago with other witnesses. I am delighted that apprenticeships are part of the CAO process but before that if a young person was not completing the form or talking about it, he or she would not be part of the peer group. Apprenticeships coming...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: The Deputy can have another minute or two.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: Has the Deputy a further question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)
Paul Kehoe: I will call Ms Costello, Dr. Freeman and then ask Mr. Donohoe to address the question on apprenticeship shortages.