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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State and the Chair.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (26 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State's earlier comment that anybody who is aware of any sites or buildings should bring them to her attention. I am aware of a few in Cork but I will pass the details on later. I have one more question. I was not going to raise this matter but I will because it has come up. I refer to paediatric services for people who require neurological rehabilitation. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Sorry, Deputy Tóibín. We are moving on to the next slot.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Deputy Tóibín, we are moving on to the next lot of questions. Take your seat.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Thanks, Deputy Tóibín. We are moving on to the next lot of questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The next lot of questions is on the European Council meeting. Sorry, Deputy. I have overindulged you. We have gone three minutes over.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Excuse me. We have gone three minutes over. There are other people waiting here for the next lot of questions. We have definite time. We need to move on.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We are moving on to the next lot of questions .

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We have nine speakers listed so I ask Deputies to stick to 40 or 45 seconds and that way it is hoped we will get a response for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise for being late. I listened to proceedings in the car on the way up. I want to follow up on one or two questions asked by Deputy Farrell. Ms Feeney mentioned that there has already been a focus on computer science. Subjects such as computer science, which is still tech crafts to me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Ms O'Connor is satisfied that the steps being taken can meet the demand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the steps being taken on substitution. I should have said that I was a teacher for nearly 15 years. Many of the measures are very welcome but my focus is specifically on projected numbers and whether we will have the teachers to meet that capacity, particularly for new subjects such as computer science.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I always think back to my wife who may not appreciate my saying this. She comes from a science background and works in a hospital setting. She always thought about coming back into teaching through that route. We had a big discussion about it and I put her off the idea. I am interested in any figures or trends, if the witnesses have them. It is grand to say that we are going to try to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is there research or data specific to people who have come from outside of the teaching sector or have been attracted back into it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: No thanks. The reason I asked the question is that I am one of the 118,000 teachers still registered with the Teaching Council, but obviously I am not teaching.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will ask one last, possibly contentious, question. This is to do with second level in particular and the postgraduate diploma. This shows that I was a teacher. Is the two-year study programme justified? Is it really necessary? The unions and many teachers will say that two years is too long when we are experiencing shortages of teachers in certain key subjects. Is there anyway that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed). (25 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Chair. I welcome everybody here this afternoon. I have a couple of questions for Mr. Brownlee but I believe I should start with somebody else to give them the opportunity to come in first. I might return to Mr. Brownlee at the end of my contribution. Dr. Patterson commented that we have to be responsive to labour market needs. The blunt question is whether we have we been...