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- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of horticultural operative employment permits remaining out of the total quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7590/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering the introduction of a dairy exit scheme and if so, when a decision will be made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7581/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: Good morning everyone. I remind members to make sure that their mobile phones are turned off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even in silent mode. Are the minutes of our meeting of 14 February agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: Today we will have two sessions, the first of which begins now. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, president of Universities Ireland, Mr. Paul Hannigan, head of college at the Atlantic Technological University, ATU, representing the Technological Higher Education Association, THEA, and Mr. Lewis Purser, director of teaching, learning and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I thank the three witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: As we are under time pressure, I want to allow in the other speakers. We will have a second session. Mr. Purser may respond briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: On the question of veterinary medicine and medicine, I understand the Department and the Minister are looking at this. I know of at least six or seven chaps from my local area who have gone to the UK and elsewhere in Europe to study veterinary medicine. That is a shame because they do not come back. In order for such students to have the experience of studying and getting their education...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I thank our guests for attending and for the discussion in which they have participated. I also thank members. It has been a very productive meeting. The work Deputy Conway-Walsh has done will add to the contributions made by the witnesses who appeared before the committee last week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I welcome the witnesses to the second session. On behalf of the committee I welcome Dr. Anthony Soares, director, Centre for Cross Border Studies; Professor Gerry Mc Kenna, senior vice president, Royal Irish Academy; and Mr. Martin McKendry, college director, College Of Agriculture Food And Rural Enterprise. I also welcome Cónall Ó Corra from the Royal Irish Academy who is in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Dr. Soares. The next speaker is Professor McKenna.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: Our first member is Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh, followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who is taking Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh's slot. Senator O'Reilly will be followed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who will be followed by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: It is a huge number. I know it is a priority for the Government but we have been raising this here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: Does Dr. Soares wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: I thank all the witnesses for coming before the committee today and for their extremely beneficial views. I commend them on the work they do in their areas in North-South relations. Deputy Conway-Walsh has done a huge body of work on this issue and we will continue our deliberations. I thank her for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: North-South Student Enrolment in Tertiary Education: Discussion (21 Feb 2023)
Paul Kehoe: To add to that question, does Mr. McKendry know what numbers leave the island of Ireland to pursue veterinary studies abroad?