Written answers
Thursday, 9 December 2021
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Bodies
Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the working groups her Department has with industry; the members of the groups; and the way the members of each group were selected. [61104/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I attach a table with details requested by the Deputy of working groups established by my Department on which there is an industry representative.
| Name | Industry Representatives | Selection process |
|---|---|---|
| Consultative Group - New Digital Strategy for Schools | Una Fitzpatrick (IBEC) | Relevant stakeholders, who were involved in the development of a previous strategy were contacted and asked to nominate a representative. |
| STEM Education Policy Statement Implementation Advisory Group | Claire McGee (IBEC) | Representative nominated by IBEC |
| Business and Industry STEM Education sub-group | Claire McGee (IBEC) Aisling O’Donoghue (American Chamber of Commerce) | Representatives nominated by the organisations |
| Foreign Languages Advisory Group | Sylvia Gaudino (IBEC) | Representative nominated by IBEC |
| Leaving Certificate Computer Science | Claire Conneely (IBEC) | Representative nominated by IBEC |
| P-TECH Pilot Project Steering Committee and working groups | Representatives from: IBM; Irish Life; Virgin Media; Irish Water; and Cisco | IBM are the Industry Lead on P-TECH and co-ordinate the industry partner engagement with the project |
| Leaving Certificate Computer Science Framework Group | Melanie Nethercott (IBEC) | Selection process for the framework group was managed by the Leaving Certificate Computer Science (LCCS) Steering Group which is a Department steering group |
| Technical Working Group for the Review of the School Transport Scheme | Miriam Flynn (Bus Éireann) | Relevant nominees in fields of expertise relevant to the review were contacted and invited to join the group. |
| Steering Group for the Review of the School Transport Scheme | Stephen Kent (Bus Éireann) | Relevant nominees in fields of expertise relevant to the review were contacted and invited to join the group. |
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