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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will put the witnesses on the spot. I have given them enough time to warm up. I wish to ask about their areas of expertise. When I heard about the various areas, I thought it was incredible to have such a wide variety. I ask them to say a little about their area and how they think apprenticeships or training can be given more prominence. It seems there is not parity of esteem between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Ms Yeates told us about freight forwarding earlier. Perhaps she will tell us what attracted her to that as opposed to anything else, and respond to any of the questions that have been put.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: During transition year, all students should have the opportunity to attend a taster session of a skill or apprenticeship and learn a little more about the options through that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Ms Mathe. It is a shame that this is not a practical session because she could have cooked dinner for all of us. It would have been nice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Twomey enjoyed it anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Twomey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Mr. Wasson is welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: What is Mr. Kehoe's particular skill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Good man. I saw a video that Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board did about a female welder as a really good way to encourage women to get into this area of activity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Flynn for his observations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Lynch. It has been interesting to listen to the experiences and observations of the witnesses. On behalf of all of us, I congratulate them and assure them that they are ambassadors for Ireland in this area. We will call on them when we need to avail of more expertise as we make a input into the whole apprenticeship area. I think they have shone a light on where we need to go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It seems that there needs to be greater educational awareness, not just for the students but for the parents and for the schools, about the opportunities that exist when we think about the world that will open up to us in terms of new jobs opportunities. It was highlighted earlier by Mr. McLoughlin that we need interchangeability between courses so that people can start off something and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will deal with some of the correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: As Mr. Brownlee did not indicate his wish to comment, does he wish to comment now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2019: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I thank Mr. Brownlee. It has been our pleasure. We will go outside now and will resume afterwards in private session. We may not deal with everything that is on the agenda because we have a large amount of correspondence to get through after we pose for a photograph. We will get through some of the correspondence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is for me to try.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I apologise for being late but I was elsewhere dealing with educational issues. I must also apologise as I am going to have to leave early for the same reason. When I was in my office getting my papers, I had the opportunity to listen to Mr. Reilly, and I know Mr. Joyce has been before the Committee on Education and Skills a number of times at meetings instigated by Senator Kelleher, who...

Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Sometimes the term "crisis" can be bandied around but that is not the position in this instance. The beef sector in Ireland, one of the largest and best in Europe and in the world, is not only in crisis and under threat but in danger of disappearing if positive action is not taken soon. The downward spiral in beef prices, despite being very well flagged to the Government - which ignored it,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2019)

Fiona O'Loughlin: There is a funding crisis in disability services at the moment. Younger people and older people with disabilities and their families and teachers are being very much let down. My colleague, Deputy Micheál Martin, raised the issue relating to problems in education and the Joint Committee on Education and Skills has shone a light on reduced timetables. In early intervention, the...