Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
That is fine. I am not aware from my questioning of the Minister that the work has begun yet.
I would very much hope you would be involved in this and also that you would have a perspective on what would be taught in the primary cycle as well.
In relation to what Ms Neville said about menstruation, I spoke to a teacher of young girls who will become aware of menstruation in a few short years. She is not allowed to teach them about tampons. I just do not understand it. She said this is because of the religious ethos in the school. I do not understand that. That is a matter of functionality.
Are there any other examples? As late as last year, we highlighted examples of problems in the RSE curriculum in relation to homophobic material having been included and having been available. Are there other specific examples like that, of which Ms Neville is aware, that she would like to highlight here today?
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