Results 14,401-14,420 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Good morning everyone. Apologies have been received from Senators Flynn, Mullen and O'Loughlin. I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. Regarding the speaking slots for today's meeting, I ask that Senator Byrne be allowed to go second as he has to leave...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Today we are meeting the chairpersons of the technological universities, TUs. On behalf of the committee I welcome Ms Josephine Feehily, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, TUS, Mr. Jimmy Deenihan, Munster Technological University, MTU, and Dr. Patrick Prendergast, South East Technological University, SETU. Ms Maura McAnally, SC, chair of Atlantic Technological...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: That is fine. I remind members and witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable or otherwise engage in speech that might be regarded as damaging to the good name of a person or entity. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Thank you very much. This committee visited TUS and MTU and met the presidents and staff there, which was very useful for us. We will be visiting SETU in September, which will give Dr. Prendergast the opportunity to bed in first. The first member is Deputy Conway-Walsh, who will be followed by Senator Malcolm Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I also have a few questions. I was reminded of something but I will not say where I was or how I heard about it. Mr. Deenihan said there were no female toilets in one block in one of the colleges, and I thought how times have changed. We have now to accommodate both males and females because women are now able to do whatever men are able to do. That is fantastic. I heard a woman who is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will move to the question of philanthropic funding. I do not like making a distinction between the main universities and TUs because I think they are equal. For any student who is getting a qualification, a university qualification from a TU is equally as important as any other university qualification. I know some of the universities are very good at attracting philanthropic funding....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Something that impressed me with the setting up of the TUs was the calibre of the people who are willing to serve. I say this genuinely: the three witnesses come from very highly regarded career backgrounds. Many other people in the private sector would love to have them as chair of their boards, but in fairness to them, they have seen the positives and the road ahead for TUs and what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will come back to my two colleagues in a second. I have a question for Dr. Prendergast. I was delighted to see him tweet this morning from the Carlow campus at SETU, where students from the FCJ Secondary School in Bunclody in my constituency were being shown around the campus. That is so important. This leads me to my other question. We talked about STEM subjects. I believe colleges,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Trinity College should not be out of anybody's reach but people see it as a kind of barrier. There are now people who have gone to Trinity whose parents would never have dreamed their sons or daughters would even pass by its gates in years gone by, which is fantastic. I have no doubt Deputy Conway-Walsh has one or two questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: It is coming up to 1 o'clock and I would like to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We will let Ms Feehily finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the three witnesses for appearing before the committee. I am sure that everybody will agree with me when I say we have had an excellent discussion and exchange of views. The members and I very much appreciate the attendance of the chairpersons and I thank the members for their views. The chairpersons specifically asked for a number of issues to be included in our recommendations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (17 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: No bother. I thank Mr. Deenihan. We will definitely get to the south east, Dr. Prendergast. We did not get there yet but we will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. I ask that the witnesses put their mobile phones on silent mode. Are minutes of the meeting of 17 May agreed to? Agreed. The meeting between World Skills Ireland and the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 291. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current average processing time from receipt of additional requested information to the issuing of a passport for first-time applications, via online and via post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Jun 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to reduce the waiting time of five years to see a weight management specialist; when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Byrne who will be followed by Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: The issues mentioned there are key recommendations in the leaving certificate report. We will have the Minister, Deputy Harris, before us again and we can ask similar questions then. I call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan followed by Senator Aisling Dolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Next we will have Senator Dolan, followed by Deputy Conway-Walsh. They will have to stick to the eight minutes because I have to come in myself and we have to finish by 1 p.m.