Mr. Jamie Wiggins:

My name is Jamie Wiggins and I am from the Donegal Comhairle na nÓg. I am going to be telling the committee about Comhairle na nÓg, which is the local child and youth council for each county development board. Comhairle na nÓg is funded and overseen by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. It consists of young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age. Each Comhairle na nÓg holds an open annual general meeting, AGM, at which local young people decide the issues on which their comhairle should work.