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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason VAT is charged on eBooks for use in schools, when no VAT is charged on school books; if this VAT can be removed or if parents can be facilitated to claim this VAT back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12052/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: As we have a quorum we will start the meeting. We will first go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: The witnesses are probably aware that the committee will publish the opening statements on its website following the meeting. Before we begin, I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Well done and thank you, Mr. Convey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Jones. Senator Dolan is first and will be followed by Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Conway-Walsh, followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly who is taking Deputy Ó Cathasaigh's slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O'Reilly should go ahead because we will not have another round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of brief questions. On apprenticeships, I am a believer this is an area in which we are missing an opportunity. How would Mr. Convey go about promoting more participation in apprenticeships in the future? He spoke about primary school and the subjects students take up when going into post-primary school. How do we prepare people, our young students, to participate in or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Many primary-school children do not even know what career paths they are going to take when they go into secondary school. That is another obstacle in that what they might want to do going into first year could be totally changed by the time they get into second, third or fifth year, and their career paths might change. I want to drill into this. I agree with Mr. Convey but a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: There is a lot going on in their heads. Going into secondary school is a huge change for them, including a culture change, and now we are going to heap all of this on top of that by saying that the subjects they pick today will decide their careers in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: When did that stop?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I met a group regarding the challenges of recruiting physics teachers. I presume this is right across the board for all sciences but this was about a particular challenge regarding physics teachers. Where are we going and what challenges are we going to have? A lot of these people are now going into the private sector. That line of argument has come from other witnesses at the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. The discussion has been productive and worthwhile. The future of STEM subjects is an issue of huge importance to the committee. Plumbers and electricians will be the wealthy people in years to come if we do not get more apprenticeship programmes in place in our colleges. I agree with Mr. Convey's point about TUS appealing for more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: We move on to the second session of our resumed discussion on the future of STEM subjects in Irish education. I welcome Professor Lisa Looney, vice president of academic affairs and registrar at Dublin City University, DCU, who is representing the Irish Universities Association, IUA; Dr. Maria Kyne, dean of the faculty of engineering and the built environment at Technological University of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: We are broadening the conversation just a little bit.