Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That is a straightforward ask. Beyond that, in the context of some of the studies DCU has done, a number of commentators have stated that when bullying is identity-based it has a greater impact. What is Professor O'Higgins Norman's view on the facility within schools to deal with the outworkings of some bad cases where someone has been greatly impacted? We have heard recently there is insufficient provision of counselling or therapeutic counselling at primary and secondary level. What is Professor O'Higgins Norman's view on what is needed in that area?
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