Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. John Irwin:
It can be done through significant resources for the NCSE and Department of Education school support programme. The Government needs to invest in it. It is being piloted at the moment, but it is proposed to establish ten regional support teams with significant personnel, be that speech therapists or occupational therapists. This means children will have access to personnel on a consistent basis and, more important, they will be consistently able to meet with the same person.
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