Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support the Senator with regard to the Life Centre. It is not part of today's discussion but it is an unconventional facility that is keeping young people in education who would be lost otherwise. As a teacher, I believe it is a matter we must examine. Senator Burke is correct. It is not a one-size-fits-all model but it is keeping young people in education and away from trouble and from falling out of the system. There must be some type of collaboration between the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Justice and Equality on that because it is a very good model.