Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

On supports, does Mr. Rolston recommend that a representative of the National Educational Psychological Service be on the ground in schools to deal with the more extreme cases that might emerge or should that be a matter for guidelines? When I raised this point with the previous Minister he told me that if NEPS staff were needed in schools, they would be provided on the ground. Last week, a representative of NEPS told this committee that such support would take the form of guidelines. What would the NPCPP like to see in that regard?

Last week, the ESRI suggested that schools focus on course-based subjects such as maths and English and that students should not do physical education classes. I disagree and I would like to hear the thoughts of the witnesses on that.