Education Committee to resume Leaving Certificate reform discussion with Department of Education Officials

The meeting will be broadcast from Committee Room 2 at 11 am and will be split into two sessions.

• Session One - Motion that Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann approves the Technological Universities Act, 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order, 2022 (Niall Collins, TD, Minister of State for Skills and Further Education)
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  Session Two – Briefing on Leaving Certificate Reform (resumed) from Department of Education officials.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Paul Kehoe TD said: “The Committee will firstly hear from Minister of State at the Department of Education Niall Collins regarding the Commencement Date of Atlantic Technological University.”

 “In the second session the Committee will resume its briefing from Department of Education Officials on Leaving Certificate reform. The Committee’s examination on Leaving Certificate Reform is nearing completion. We have heard from a diverse range of organisations and individuals and it is very evident that there needs to be Senior Cycle Reform. The Committee looks forward to resuming the briefing with Officials."

 The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

You can view the meeting in Committee Room 2 on the Oireachtas website.