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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 Mr. Brownlee a question, following up on one from Deputy O’Sullivan on the issue of cybersecurity. As he knows, this will be a huge space going into the future. Is there a scarcity of the number of first year cybersecurity places? I ask about the competition for it.

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

Paul Kehoe: It will be a very important area. As a former Minister for Defence, I know the shortage of skilled personnel in the area of cybersecurity is huge.

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

Paul Kehoe: I have a question for Dr. Cullen on the QQI side of it and the number of courses, modules and everything like that being run at the moment. Where does QQI fit into that as an organisation?

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

Paul Kehoe: In the broad range.

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

Paul Kehoe: Absolutely. Dr. Trant has been before the committee on a number of occasions. Apprenticeships are important and we can never promote them enough. We have visited a number of the new technological universities over the past 12 to 18 months. In our recent visit to Waterford to South East Technological University, SETU, on Friday, we learned they are doing fantastic work with...

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

Paul Kehoe: Could Dr. Trant flesh that out even more? We can never start talking about STEM and apprenticeships too early but there are people who have different opinions. Witnesses have appeared before the committee in recent weeks saying there is enough going on in young people’s heads in primary school without troubling them more.

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

Paul Kehoe: I asked a question when I was in Waterford last week and found the reply interesting. We were in the motor mechanics section of the apprenticeships and it was all diesel engines. I asked where were the new electric cars we are all talking about. This probably comes in for QQI and warrants an arranged debate. They found it difficult because each maker does not want to let the others know...

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

Paul Kehoe: Will that be in one specific college?

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

Paul Kehoe: Will that be linked to one of the technological universities? Will it be run through an apprenticeship scheme?

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

Paul Kehoe: Does any other member wish to add anything? Some members had other commitments today and therefore not many were here. We had a number of apologies. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. I thank them for their contributions. They were actually our last witnesses on this module of STEM. It has been very interesting over the past number of weeks. We appreciate all...

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

Paul Kehoe: Yes.

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

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Mary-Liz Trant, director, the National Apprenticeship Office; Mr. Andrew Brownlee, CEO, SOLAS; Dr. Peter Cullen, head of research and innovation, Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI; Dr. Vivienne Patterson, head of skills, engagement, and statistics, the Higher Education Authority, HEA; and Mr. Paddy Howard, principal officer, innovation,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an additional accommodation request for a school (details supplied); if it will be ready in time to accommodate a newly sanctioned ASD class in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Period Poverty (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of funding on period poverty measures that goes towards each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20103/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the funding that is going towards period poverty in schools; if she will provide a breakdown of that funding, in tabular form, as the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has indicated that the funding of implementation measures for period poverty needs to be funded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child can be deemed eligible for school transport to their second closest school when there is no bus service to their closest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20117/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 279. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider altering the restrictions on the decade of centenaries historical strand expenditure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20046/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight that is in place for GSOC operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles that are in the operation of GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Apr 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people employed by GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20130/23]