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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the deadline for submissions of applications to the agri-climate rural environment scheme given the shortage of agri-consultants and lack of resources in Teagasc to assist in the preparation of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53473/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We are now in public session. Are the minutes of our meeting on 19 October agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome everyone to our first session today. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Máirín Ní Chéileachair, director of education, research and learning at the Irish National Teachers Organisation, INTO, Ms Sarah Behan, vice president for welfare at the Union of Students in Ireland, USI, Mr. Frank Jones, general secretary of the Irish Federation of University...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Honer. I call Ms. Leydon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Leydon. The first questions will be from Deputy Ó Laoghaire followed by Deputy Ó Ríordáin if Senator O'Loughlin or Senator Joe O'Reilly are not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I call Senator Pauline O'Reilly who will be followed by Senator Flynn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We might discuss that briefly because I am conscious that we have to suspend to bring in the next group and that we have to be out of here by 2 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I must cut the meeting short. I am genuinely time constrained. I thank the union officials for coming here today. The discussion was very beneficial for all of the committee members. Another group is due to come in, from the State Examinations Commission, to discuss the delay in the junior certificate results being published. Normally we would have had a three-hour meeting, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: We are back in public session. From the State Examinations Commission, I welcome Ms Andrea Feeney, CEO, Ms Elaine Sheridan, head of examinations and assessment and Mr. Richard Dolan, head of operations. The officials are here to brief the committee on issues relating to the 2022 junior cycle examinations results. I will invite Ms Feeney to make a brief opening statement, to be followed by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I want to confirm that we did not receive the opening statement last night. It is unfortunate for members not be able to look at the opening statement in advance in order to prepare questions to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: It definitely was not received. I will defend the committee secretariat because this has not happened before. I just wanted to make the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I will have to cut the Senator off there and call Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Has the State Examinations Commission received many queries from junior certificate students, their families or their parents in the days since the new date was issued?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: A number of questions have been asked already. The student population at both leaving certificate and junior certificate level is going to increase. At the moment, there is an issue with the junior certificate. What is the commission putting in place to ensure the same issue does not arise with regard to the leaving certificate next year or the year after? If there is a shortage of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Let me rephrase my question. I would love to be able to forget we had the Covid pandemic. However, going back to the original date, the leaving certificate results were always published in August.