Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 10 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed)

Photo of Jennifer Carroll MacNeillJennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I suggest that it is an important question and I would greatly appreciate if you could come back to me with an answer on it.

Mental health supports were raised, and I thank Ms Tansey for highlighting the work being done. Much emotional support will be needed by different children going back to school, which may, in the early days, take priority over complicated long division or whatever to settle children back in. Are you working with the colleges of education to provide any additional psychotherapy or play therapy supports for teachers as they cope with an increased emotional burden among the children coming back into their care?

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