Academic council meetings are likely to take place in UCC and UL in the next few days where these proposals may be pushed through. This matter is of huge concern. I wish to state that children with dyslexia are exempt from the language requirement. I do not know the reasoning behind the proposal to remove the requirement for maths and languages but I ask Senators to let me tell them the reason it should not happen. First, 70% of the people hired by the likes of Google are from abroad because Ireland does not have enough graduates with languages. We are not even able to give our own people jobs because we do such a bad job of teaching languages. I had a conference-----

On a point of order, how come there is such inequality in regard to the time given to speakers?

Sorry, Senator; I am about to make my argument, so please give me a break.

Some of us only got the statutory one minute.

Senator Healy Eames's time is up. Is the Senator calling for a debate?

Yes.

Other Senators did not get time to read a paper on entrance requirements for universities.

May I sum up?

Senator Healy Eames, please, without interruption.

Qualifications in languages and maths are of concern because, as a country, we rely on those skills to keep up with the best.

Hear, hear.

That fact has been known for years and the situation has not changed. I ask the Leader to make a written proposal to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection, which is chaired by Deputy Joanna Tuffy, for immediate discussion. I also ask him to send a note stating his huge concern about the matter to the Minister for Education and Skills. It appears the Minister does not know about this matter.

The Minister is not even listening to teachers, so she is hardly going to listen to the Senator.

I would appreciate if Senators would not interrupt me when I am on my feet.