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

Paul Kehoe: Mr. Fitzgerald was speaking about communicating with the parents. It is also up to our national broadcaster to educate parents. It is all about educating the children, but it is about educating the parents as well. We had a very good conversation just last week with one of our witnesses, who spoke about the education of parents and about informing parents. You cannot do this by bringing...

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

Paul Kehoe: The clerk has just told me we have the winner of Young Scientist of the Year 2023 coming in next week to speak on a social science project. In fairness, the committee has brought in a huge number of young people to have their voices heard like never before. We have 15- and 16-year-olds coming before the committee and it is so important to have their voices heard on a range of different...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance is available to a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14378/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on remaining pay and pension inequality for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14305/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: As we have a quorum we will start the meeting. We will first go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: The witnesses are probably aware that the committee will publish the opening statements on its website following the meeting. Before we begin, I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Well done and thank you, Mr. Convey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Mr. Jones. Senator Dolan is first and will be followed by Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I call Deputy Conway-Walsh, followed by Senator Pauline O'Reilly who is taking Deputy Ó Cathasaigh's slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Senator O'Reilly should go ahead because we will not have another round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of brief questions. On apprenticeships, I am a believer this is an area in which we are missing an opportunity. How would Mr. Convey go about promoting more participation in apprenticeships in the future? He spoke about primary school and the subjects students take up when going into post-primary school. How do we prepare people, our young students, to participate in or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: Many primary-school children do not even know what career paths they are going to take when they go into secondary school. That is another obstacle in that what they might want to do going into first year could be totally changed by the time they get into second, third or fifth year, and their career paths might change. I want to drill into this. I agree with Mr. Convey but a lot of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: There is a lot going on in their heads. Going into secondary school is a huge change for them, including a culture change, and now we are going to heap all of this on top of that by saying that the subjects they pick today will decide their careers in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: When did that stop?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Paul Kehoe: I met a group regarding the challenges of recruiting physics teachers. I presume this is right across the board for all sciences but this was about a particular challenge regarding physics teachers. Where are we going and what challenges are we going to have? A lot of these people are now going into the private sector. That line of argument has come from other witnesses at the committee...