Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The norm I talk about is the setting. The other representatives we had in, for example, from the various teaching unions, stated they felt the stigmatisation, the bullying aspect and all of that. I believe that if the normalisation starts at the early intervention years, it is just normal. It is part of the data. It is the collection of it. It is no different. We are one of the few countries that do not do it. That is where I was coming from.

The fact that I have three children in post-primary means I have much to say to Ms Sexton and Mr. Cusack on the education system, PE, sports halls and investment. As part of the junior cycle, they mentioned SPHE, CPHE, well-being and PE, and it is all in the one tranche. Years ago, when we talked about PE, a child got a certain number of PE classes a week and at least it was known that the child was physically engaging. The child might not want to participate in sports at home, but it would be known that he or she was participating in school. Will the witnesses explain in how many hours or classes of PE a week, under Department guidelines, are children supposed to participate?