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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is the cause of that just old-fashioned gender stereotypes or is it deeper than that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is interesting. Before I come to Mr. Reynolds, one of the statistics we learned at this committee is that when we look at people who are doing PhDs, 40% or 41% of PhD graduates are women. After that, however, at professorial or high lecturing level, the numbers plummet. What can we do to try to rectify or change that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Reynolds mentioned in his opening statement that it is essential for the teaching of physics that a teacher has a well-equipped classroom. From his experience of the Republic, do we have well-equipped classrooms generally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: When Mr. Reynolds talks about availability, is that primarily driven by the availability of teachers who can teach physics or is it broader than simply the availability of staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What does Mr. Reynolds think of a proposal presented to and considered by the committee previously that, in order to ensure there is broader availability of specifically qualified teachers in physics, biology or applied maths, teachers would be employed by a series or group of schools in order that they could teach their expertise in a group of schools as opposed to being employed by one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chair and thank all the guests for coming before the committee this afternoon. If I may start with Dr. Soden, obviously, the country, through IDA Ireland, has done a remarkable job in attracting foreign direct investment. To what extent are client companies of IDA Ireland or prospective client companies expressing concern about the ability to secure suitably-qualified STEM...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I suppose part of the problem is as a result of our success. Presumably many of these highly qualified people who are going into business previously would have gone into the education sector and would have been teachers. Is an issue that Ms McMahon is concerned about that all or a significant percentage of the talent from STEM seems to be going into business and is not available to provide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. McDonnell mentioned in his opening submission about how there was this productivity gap. Interestingly, Mr. McDonnell said that it is not necessarily only with the employees. It also exists at management level. What is Mr. McDonnell's concern about the shortfall amongst SME owners and managers in explaining that part of the productivity gap?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will ask Ms McGee about IBEC. Does IBEC think that businesses in Ireland have or could have a role to play in enhancing the capacity and ability of schools to teach STEM, in particular, in secondary schools?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I note Ms McGee mentions it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms McGee very much. On the apprenticeships given out by the ESB, are they given to people when they just finish secondary school or does the ESB try to encourage the apprentices to go on to third level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is very interesting and I thank Mr. Fitzgerald.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important Topical Issue matter for debate. It has recently been announced that four school building projects have been delayed in the constituency of Dublin Bay South. It is absolutely essential that those building projects commence rapidly and without any further delay. Two of the schools are secondary schools that were established in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am sure she will agree it is regrettable that elected representatives have to raise such issues on the floor of the Dáil. It should be the case that these projects would proceed in accordance with the plans and expectations set out for parents and teachers. I was previously informed that part of the reason for the delay is the rising...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (23 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes to introduce any legislation to regulate and or prohibit the use of crypto currency in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will set out the full range of allowances for the pre-deployment training period, stand-by period and if required deployed periods payable to members of the Defence forces for the upcoming German-led EU Battle group 2025. [14273/23]