Gary Gannon
Ceist:247. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2021
247. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education 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]
Amharc ar fhreagraI 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. |