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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I would like to thank the Minister, Deputy Foley, and Minister of State, Deputy Madigan and their officials for their constructive engagement with the committee today. We will now suspend briefly to prepare for part two of the meeting and allow the Minister of State, Deputy Collins and his officials to take their seats.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I would like to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Collins and his officials from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to the meeting. I would also like to thank him for the briefing documents he provided to this meeting and for his flexibility in waiting and coming in after the Minister for Education. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Does the Deputy have a number of questions she wishes to put to the Minister of State together or would she like to go back and forth?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have one question and then I will allow both Deputies in for two or three minutes before we wrap up. Is there a provision in the Estimates for an increase in funding for the establishment of further technological universities? The technological university in the south east will be coming up soon. I presume there will be provision for that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Have the Minister of State, the Minister, Deputy Harris, or their officials had consultations with the Minister for Finance with a view to ending the prohibition on technological universities borrowing in the same way as other universities? Does the Minister of State accept that the current situation unfairly disadvantages technological universities and that there should be a level playing...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and his officials for their constructive engagement in this meeting. That concludes the consideration of the Revised Estimates for Votes 26 and 45.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Message to Dáil (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 26 - Education; and Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Is the Minister talking about weeks or months?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 26 - Education (Revised)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: In fairness to all of the members and the staff here, we have done a huge amount of work on the leaving certificate review. An important cog in this work is to have the representatives of the NCCA in to discuss the report.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: The Taoiseach is very much aware that since the last budget, the cost of living and inflation have risen dramatically. I know there was a recent meeting involving all party leaders and we are now looking at the squeezed middle. I know the Government wants to do everything possible to address this ever more urgent matter. It is affecting a large number of families. I have three requests...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the connection between leaving certificate reform such as hybrid models in the future and entry to further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6115/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress of establishing the Technological University for the South East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6114/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she plans to publish the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the leaving certificate in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5892/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: Apologies have been received from Senator Eileen Flynn. I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting, as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even while on silent mode. Are the minutes of the meeting of 1 February agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Paul Kehoe: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children; Ms Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary; Ms Mai Fanning, president of the National Parents Council Post Primary; Dr. David Doyle, associate professor of law, Maynooth University; and Ms Suzanne Connolly, CEO of Barnardos. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission was invited today...