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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy O'Sullivan informed us about that before the meeting. I thank her. I ask Fr. Paul Connell of the Joint Managerial Body and Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools to give his take on the situation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I thank Fr. Connell. I invite Dr. Rowland, president of Hibernia College, to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I am sorry to interrupt. Can those in the committee room please switch their phones off completely because if the witness is saying something very important it will not be picked up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: They probably are, but I have not been watching the clock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: That is no problem.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I thank the witnesses. All of the submissions and statements were extremely useful and also challenging, both to the committee and I am sure to the Department of Education and Skills and the Minister as well. I will make a couple of points before I go to members. DCU is on the record as saying it does not favour the quota system. Could Dr. Looney speak briefly about that? Could I also...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Yes, and then Dr. Rowland's point. He can respond to that and then I will take questions from Deputy Funchion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Are we producing too many business studies teachers? I have had constituents come to me who have not been able to get jobs in that particular sector.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I think what Dr. Rowland was talking about is the provision of education to the children remotely, rather than in the institutions. That is what I wanted Dr. Looney to comment on as an educationalist - whether she would see that as an issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Is Dr. Looney saying she sees no reason we would not show teaching videos to students if we cannot get a teacher for a subject?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I just want to clarify the position because that is what I took from Dr. Rowland's point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Live stream.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: No. I have done it, but it was online recorded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: No, it was not in Hibernia College.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I am sorry to interrupt but someone's phone in Dr. Rowland's vicinity is on and it is affecting his mic, or it could be a laptop connected to 4G.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I see Ms Irwin reacting so I will invite a response from her. I also invite Fr. Connell and John Irwin to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Deputy Funchion is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: Does Deputy Funchion have any particular questions for the witnesses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: In fairness, a lot of what has been said speaks for itself. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)
Thomas Byrne: I will start at this end, with Ms Joanne Irwin, and work my way down. If witnesses do not want to offer, they do not have to. However, they are welcome to.