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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department, not SOLAS or the Higher Education Authority, monitors the transfer rate from further education and training pre-law courses to higher education degree courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56016/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students who enter higher education on the basis of a further education qualification in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56017/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response his officials have received in relation the request made for a copy of the McHugh Report into the pay of student nurses and midwives; if he has received a copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the public sector benchmark for National Maritime College of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the public sector benchmark for the Cork School of Music; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the public sector benchmark for Carlow Institute of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the practice in the education sector of allowing approximately five years to elapse after the award of a public private partnership contract before a public sector benchmark is published in order to allow for a reasonable level of transparency and political accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the average age of general practitioners in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55505/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: DNA Database (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the progress towards delivering on the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a national genetics and genomics medicine network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56018/21]

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Like others I welcome the publication of the air accident report into the R116 tragedy, which will now enable the long-awaited inquest to go ahead. My thoughts are with the families of Dara Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith. Those of us who live on the Mullet Peninsula and the wider Mayo area share a special affinity with these families and with the crew. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. My first question is for Dr. Looney. I get what she said in her paper, particularly around unlearning, which is a big challenge for us. She described herself as a veteran. The challenge for this committee is how to make this work and the weeks we have spent scrutinising all this information do not end up just adding to the information and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I share that view and thank Dr. Looney. I noted with interest what Professor O'Leary had to say. For the completeness of the discussion, it is important to note that he is the prometric chair in assessment and director of the centre for assessment research in UCD, which sells computer-based test development and delivery services to governments and government bodies. The company funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I meant DCU. Sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thought it would be important to give Professor O'Leary the opportunity to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I appreciate that. I have a couple of further questions but I have run out of time. I will come in-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will be as quick as I can. I ask the witnesses is for their thoughts on this year's leaving certificate. Covid numbers are rising. Should we have some form of continuous assessment such as there was last year for the leaving certificate? What concerns do the witnesses have for tens of thousands of leaving certificate students who are facing sitting an exam in June of next year?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I will continue because this was also in Professor O'Leary's submission. What would be the challenges in implementing a totally computer-based assessment system within the education system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It was on information technology and the opportunities and challenges around introducing IT into assessment.