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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives that are being taken to tackle anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25987/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce a register of domestic violence offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students sitting the leaving certificate in summer 2022 will receive their results. [25910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disadvantaged Status (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to introduce legislation to introduce socio-economic disadvantage as a further ground of discrimination under the Equal Status Act 2018 and the Employment Equality Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25713/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming in this morning and for their submissions to the committee. I would like to say first to Mr. Hourihan that the committee visited the Bishopstown campus in MTU. The modern part was very impressive. Then we went to look at where the apprentices are being trained. The building seemed to be very old. It was probably unsuitable. Is that what Mr. Hourihan is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: There seems to be much co-operation between what was required in the private sector and the apprenticeships that were being taught there. I think this is particularly the case for medical devices. While there was some highly impressive machinery there, it looked completely out of place with the old building. Could Mr. Hourihan remark on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. English mentioned the Olympics of skills. One of the things this committee tries to do is to assess the importance of competitiveness or competitions within the education system. Does Mr. English believe it is important? Is it encouraging and improving the quality of apprenticeships for people to participate in very competitive arrangements like that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: How important does Mr. McSherry believe the competition he took part in was to his development as a bricklayer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: How did Ms Yeates find the competition? Was it of assistance to logistics?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Why? Is it dominated by men generally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Leane is saying the school was helpful in identifying that avenue for her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Great. Turning to Mr. Twomey, how did he get his interest in metal fabrication? Was there someone in the family or was it in school he became aware of it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am sorry but your skills are different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay, they focus too much on the orthodoxy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. I thank all four of our younger guests for coming in. I wish them all the best in their careers ahead. I thank Mr. Hourihan and Mr. English as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was it just from the publicity that he got?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (24 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: My next question is for Ms Leane. One of the functions of this committee is that we try to ensure there are a number of avenues available for people in secondary education. Obviously, there are probably clear avenues available to students who are good at science or languages. When did Ms Leane's interest in cookery manifest itself? Was there an avenue available to her in school or was it...