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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There is a time limit on each exchange and I am trying to be fair to every contributor. There are eight minutes for each exchange of questions and answers. Perhaps the Minister can respond for two minutes, after which we will move on to the next Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We can have an exchange, but I ask Deputy Carroll MacNeill to allow the Minister time to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will allow Deputy Carroll MacNeill a final follow-up question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Higgins is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Sorry, Senator. The sound is not great. Will you try to speak into the microphone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Perhaps we will let Senator Higgins finish. Senator, if you just speak into the microphone, I think it will be fine. Then I will come back to Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We are due to finish the session at 11 a.m. However, Deputy Clarke can come in for a brief supplementary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am just conscious of time. I am giving Senator Higgins the last two minutes of the exchange. That will be followed by Deputy McAuliffe, who will be the last contributor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: If it is okay, I will go to Deputy McAuliffe. Perhaps the Minister might answer Senator Higgins's questions when responding to him, just to allow us to be more efficient. That issue of coeducational schooling came up very strongly in last week's hearing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Those were issues that were raised with us quite extensively in recent weeks, as were the issues Senator Higgins addressed. Perhaps the Minister will respond to Senator Higgins and Deputy McAuliffe and we will conclude the meeting after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Higgins brought forward the issue of discrimination in uniforms, of girls not being allowed to wear trousers in schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a very stark contrast.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious we have other witnesses waiting. I thank the Minister very much indeed for her time. Senator Higgins suggested the Minister might provide us with those timelines in more detail on the roll-out of the RSE-SPHE, given that there was such a focus on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: And the opt-out question. We are certainly grateful to the Minister for her engagement. I think the Minister has seen the level of commitment and engagement the committee has with these important recommendations. On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister and her officials for their constructive engagement. We may be back to the Minister in writing for further clarifications as we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: We have resumed for the second session of our hearing this morning. We are engaging with Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan and with Women in Research Ireland. I am grateful to both Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan from the department of psychology in Maynooth University and Ms Emily Sheridan, treasurer and web manager of Women in Research Ireland, for joining us in person, and to Dr. Cathy Corcoran, committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan for her rousing words and for highlighting the STEM passport programme. It sounds exciting and addresses many of the issues the committee was just discussing with the Minister. I invite Ms Sheridan to make her opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Sheridan. We really appreciate that. I will now open the floor to members for questions and answers. Senator Higgins indicated first. I know she is under time pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Members are being very polite.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will go to Senator Warfield and then Senator Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Dr. O'Sullivan for sharing her personal experience and for giving the Trinity access programme a shout-out. I have a lot of experience of it and it is super. It has been very powerful.