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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Strategy and Framework for Higher Education: Higher Education Authority (4 Feb 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That is a good point. Next week our meeting is on the 21st century university and what it means at which we will have representatives from Trinity College and the Irish Universities Association. We take a great interest in third level education and that is all part of our debate. I thank those who attended today for their contribution to this meeting.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: One speaker.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, we will have one speaker at a time.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Cowen, will you finish your contribution?

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Doherty, one speaker, please.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputies, let Deputy Cowen speak.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Cowen, just make your contribution.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy, allow Deputy Cowen to finish.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Niall Collins is sharing time with Deputies Troy, Kirk and Fleming. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Boyd Barrett's time is up.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Neville who I understand is sharing time with Deputies Maloney, Cannon, Regina Doherty, Seán Kenny, Catherine Byrne, Nolan and McEntee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I welcome Mr. Steven Daly and Mr. John Fitzsimons from Camara Ireland. Senator Moran requested that they be invited before the committee to hear about their work, and we welcome that because we are very interested in what Camara is doing. Although a vote is taking place in the Dáil, we have decided to proceed with the meeting because a number of Senators are interested in the topic. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I might let someone else ask a question. Mr. Daly should hold his answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I will bring in Deputy Cannon first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I will call on Deputy Jim Daly and then we will go back to Senators O'Donnell and Moran.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: We can come back and discuss that. The witnesses might address whether they think there is something we can do as a committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I have sympathy with both points of view. We visited Finland, which has a good record on education. We went to a school which was very involved in teaching methods, but had no computers. Technology is a tool and can be used very effectively, but there are other methods.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: One cannot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Information Technology in Schools: Camara Ireland (28 Jan 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The issue is that it can be of great benefit. There are schools, countries and systems which are very modern. Finland is very modern in some respects, but we were struck that, when we asked people about it, it was a choice they made in that school, which was doing very well. There are two sides to the story. I am very favourable towards technology, but I can see there is another point of...