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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 1818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the third-level institutions that have received or introduced free period products or funding for similar initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17084/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second-level student can appeal a decision to refuse special education school transport when the closest mainstream school is not meeting the specific needs of the student; what evidence is required for the appeal to prove this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (20 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the long-standing application with the OPW on the delivery of the new Coastguard Station in Kilmore Quay (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the contractor for a school building project (details supplied) can expect to receive outstanding payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the issues farmers applying under the Liming Programme are experiencing (details supplied); the assistance that is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES applicants who have applied for the tree planting measure in the scheme; the estimated number of plants required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES applicants who have applied for the tree planting measure in the scheme, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ó Ríordáin and Senators Dolan and O'Loughlin. Are the minutes of the meeting of 18 April agreed? Agreed. We will have two sessions today. On behalf of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Feeney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Mr. Mooney answered my question on apprenticeships and their importance. We visited the South East Technological University in Waterford on Friday last and in Grangegorman on Thursday. One thing that came through, especially in Waterford, was the importance of apprenticeships, what is on offer and the different avenues and pathways one can get to by taking the apprenticeship route. Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Ms Murtagh mentioned private industry. Is there more of an appetite to engage with private industry now than there was in the past, to see what is needed out in the field and for it to assist the decision-makers and educators in producing more students with better involvement in STEM subjects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: That is similar to what we proposed in our report on leaving certificate reform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I wish to ask a broad question about the importance of introducing STEM subjects or a conversation on STEM in primary and secondary school. I have asked many of our witnesses who attended our meetings over the past number of weeks the same question. Some people have replied that there is enough going on in the minds of children in primary school, and someone else said that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I see it through my children going to school and their different ways of talking about STEM. They do more practical work and are given a few weeks to do little projects at home. I see it more in fourth, fifth and sixth class. It is interesting. Someone mentioned transition year. I am not sure who spoke about it. What more should we be doing or how can we do more to introduce more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: The SEC has seen a huge number of changes in recent years. Does it envisage further changes in the next few years when STEM becomes even more important? What challenges will that impose on the SEC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. It was very much appreciated. Their contributions will feed into the work we are doing on the STEM issue. I acknowledge that each of the witnesses knows and understands the importance of the subject. As Ms O'Connor said, everyone has learned a huge amount from each other appearing before the committee. Thank you very much for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy has about ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have a small number of questions for Mr. Howard. On the importance of joined-up thinking, witnesses from the Department of Education were here earlier on. I am not sure if Mr. Howard heard their contribution but we spoke about that importance. From the point of view of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, because it is definitely more...