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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Doran will be pleased to hear that in the next part of our meeting we will be dealing with Comhairle na nÓg and the So, How Was School Today? report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I am conscious that there are a lot of members to whom I need to return. Four witnesses have indicated that they want to contribute. They should be brief in their contributions. We will be going back to members for questions and there will be an opportunity to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Is the Deputy happy with the answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Browne had indicated next. I ask him to be very quick because members are waiting to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We take the point. I call Mr. Farrell from the State Examinations Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Farrell for that. It would be useful to get a copy of the research to which he referred. If we could circulate that to members, it would help in terms of the preparation of our report. The final speaker before I go to committee members is Mr. Ross MacMahon from the National Parents Council, NPC, Post Primary.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. MacMahon and invite Deputy Funchion to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Senator Ruane. I will go back to the witnesses. I am conscious that we also have to meet a group from Comhairle na nÓg which has been here since 4 p.m. I again ask for brevity. I will give initial preference to those who have not spoken before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Curriculum Reform: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank all the witnesses. The committee appreciates their time and valuable contributions in this informative and interesting debate. It will not stop here. I have no doubt we will learn much more as time goes on. Some of what we heard today will be put into a report with recommendations to the Minister. If there is any additional information the witnesses want to add to the debate,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: No. 6 on today's meeting is our engagement with delegates from Comhairle na nÓg. You are all welcome. I apologise for the first two parts of our meeting going on so long. We appreciate your patience. The purpose of this part of the meeting is to discuss with the delegates of Comhairle na nÓg the findings of the 2015 Dáil na nÓg delegate report and to examine the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Where are you from, Kate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Sorry, I did not hear that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have a good geographical balance. Ms McGovern, please make your opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms McGovern. Mr. Hugh O'Reilly-Fitzgerald will now give the committee an outline of the survey and the results.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank each of our witnesses. I wish that some of the adults we have in here would take the same approach to making a presentation and sticking to a good timeline. They have done very well. I hope our witnesses had the opportunity to listen to our earlier discussion, which was about the possible reform of the leaving certificate. A lot of what they addressed in their presentations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Before I hand back to the witnesses, I would like to ask about one point. This committee has submitted a number of reports and recommendations to the Minister regarding different aspects of education. Deputy Catherine Martin referred to our report on positive mental health. We recently heard from witnesses on healthy eating and managing a healthy life in schools. As part of that, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Would Mr. Smith or anyone else like to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Does Mr. O'Reilly-Fitzgerald wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Okay, that is interesting. Does Ms O'Sullivan want to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Dáil na nÓg Delegate Report 2015: Discussion (21 Nov 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do members wish to make any final comments or seek clarifications? No. I thank all of the witnesses. It was interesting and insightful to listen to them describe the work they have done. It is incredible that they received so many responses. That is great credit to them, as is the fact that they are not going to let it rest there and that they are looking at so many other ways to engage...