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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I now invite Ms O'Reilly to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I now invite Mr. Duffy to make a statement on behalf of the TUI.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy O'Sullivan took my question with regard to the students, as did the Senator. I have a question for the TUI and ASTI. I asked our other witness earlier about transition year. Some schools are absolutely fantastic at getting the best out of transition year students, while other schools are not as good. We have all seen different experiences in different schools around the country....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Did Ms Ní Chéileachair say she worked at a DEIS school earlier on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Totally accidentally, my three kids go to the local primary school in Enniscorthy town. It is the biggest primary school outside of Dublin with almost 1,000 pupils and it is a DEIS school. It is absolutely fantastic and no matter what we look for or what backup we look for, it is there. Of course they are always looking for more, that is the way it is and I applaud the teacher and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: How do we get STEM and promote STEM in those larger schools and the DEIS schools, which may be at a disadvantage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Ní Chéileachair. On the challenges around availability of specific teaching posts, specifically in physics and science subjects that has come up over the last couple of weeks, when a person is looking at the attractiveness of a teaching career versus a career in the private sector, I presume the private sector is winning out. There are advantages and disadvantages of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have questions for Ms Maniti and Ms O'Reilly about the male domination of the uptake in STEM subjects. Is the trend of male domination of teaching STEM subjects going further after qualification? In its opening statement, the ISSU stated there are fewer female students taking up STEM subjects in secondary schools. As for female teachers qualifying as STEM teachers, whether it be in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Did Ms O'Reilly find the same?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I spoke to someone yesterday who spent the past two years in Australia and came home because of the cost of living, yet there is a huge exodus of young people from here to Australia because of the cost of living here. I thank the witnesses for their attendance today and for their extremely beneficial contributions, which will feed into the committee's ongoing work on STEM. I also thank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will review the tax treatment of rental income received by landowners and farmers who rent to those connected to them; if his Department has considered a more equitable system to allow extended farm families avail of the income tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an application for a retrofit grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11072/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 696. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2023 horticultural grants will be opened for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11149/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied) for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11729/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans that are in place to hold events in person in County Wexford in relation to the public consultation on the draft OREDP, II taking into consideration the location of the Department and MARA and the survey activity that is taking place in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12142/23]