Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Curtis:

I apologise to Senator Pauline O'Reilly for not engaging with the point she made about the age issue. We can do a great deal in our schools by using the older pupils to help the younger pupils. There are practical difficulties with some aspects of such a system, obviously, but we are learning how to be across the age ranges in setting up things like peer support and meitheal programmes in our schools. We can build on the richness to be found there, so I apologise to the Senator again for not addressing that element earlier.

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