Mr. Ben Holmes:

On how my peers and students can get involved, if programmes are being delivered by teachers to students, students should be involved in creating and shaping those programmes. If, for example, a programme in my school was being given to first years, if myself and other sixth year students who have more maturity and experience were able to shape those programmes based on our experiences rather than adults doing so based on their experiences 30 or 40 years ago, that would really benefit the younger students, especially those coming into secondary school.

While there are good programmes delivered by gardaí and we do need to know about the legal implications, if there is not a comprehensive programme in my school and I have not been told anything else and they come in and say something is wrong and something is right, that is all I have and it does not cover the emotional aspect that I need in order to have a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Other than those kinds of programmes delivered by adults, there are just the general peer-on-peer discussions within that, where perhaps a programme is delivered by a teacher, An Garda Síochána, or by any such group, and after that this should be followed by a peer discussion, no matter what the topic is. I hope that answer helps.