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- Prelude (28 May 2024)
Paidir agus Machnamh.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 May 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: At a Fine Gael press conference, the Taoiseach told reporters that as he canvasses around the country, he has heard too many examples of the bulk-buying of homes by wealthy property funds, but, of course, he already knew this was happening and that it is not happening by accident. Property funds bulk-buying family homes is a direct result of Government policy. Over a decade ago, Fine Gael...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Those present should ensure that their phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even if they are on silent mode. Some housekeeping first, are the minutes of the meeting on 21 May agreed? Agreed. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Yuming Lian, Belvedere College, Dublin 1, Ms Naisha Adhikari, Coláiste na...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I thank all of the witnesses very much. The first member to speak is Deputy Clarke. She will be followed by Senator Malcolm Byrne. She has six minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Senator Byrne is next. He will be followed by Deputy Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I thank Ms Murphy. I call Deputy O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: I have number of questions. The findings in the survey show a large number of initiatives in primary schools. There is the Green Flag initiative and a range of other initiatives. Some primary schools have nature walks, nature gardens and gardening in general. I find this often falls off when it comes to second-level education. On foot of the findings in Belvedere College, are people more...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Ms Doyle comes from a rural part of County Wexford which I am very aware of. I have no doubt the students in Ramsgrange Community School are a diverse group of people, as I have no doubt is the case in every secondary school across the country. Would Ms Doyle come across many students questioning her beliefs or policy thinking on climate change? Senator Malcolm Byrne spoke about climate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Following up on that, is Ms Murphy from a rural part of Ireland and where is she from?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Okay, Ms Murphy is from Dublin. I presume none of the rest of our guests are from rural Ireland and are from urban centres. If Ms Doyle takes County Wexford, we now have bus services from almost 85% of the villages in our county which operate four, five or six times a day going into the main town centres. An awful lot of people are crying out for these services yet when you see the bus...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: My next question is for Mr. Irfan and Ms Murphy. Regarding getting younger people involved, and we are talking about a generational change, Tidy Towns groups across Ireland do a fantastic job. They do a really good job in their local communities but one of the biggest challenges they have is encouraging younger people to participate. It does take time. It involves going out on Saturday or...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: There is an issue I have often thought about. We have a day for this and a day for the other or whatever the story is but to get young and older people involved, should there be a national clean-up day? There might be one already but if there is, it is badly promoted. On that day everybody could get out into their own local community - young and old - supported by Government, the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: Would anyone else like to comment on such an initiative?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: The Department of Education is definitely going in that direction.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)
Paul Kehoe: In fairness, the Department is very much aware of renewables and renewable energy when it is building new schools. We have a couple of them in County Wexford - as Senator Malcolm Byrne will attest to. The biggest issue we have is old school buildings that we must ensure have environmentally friendly heating systems. I thank the witnesses for coming here today. The discussion has been...
- Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank each of the three speakers for their valuable contributions. It is nice, on the part of the officials, to hear Tara Kelly and her team acknowledged for the work they put into this report.
- Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Message From Select Committee (23 May 2024)
- Message From Select Committee (23 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 and has made amendments thereto.