Ms Kate Lynch:

Absolutely. It would change just from the experience of the friends and connections they have. Social media is a powerful place where you learn so much about this. It would definitely change. The young people who I engage with would blow you away. I am not much older than them and they teach me a new thing every day. They blow me away.

Again, on the idea of broadening branches, more adult volunteers are coming into the system who will then become members of staff, like me, and that cycle continues because they see that positive role model. Creating that space for young people and those who engage with youth workers is important. People who work with children or young people are stereotyped as just doing it because it is a hobby and is easy money, and that we just sit and play games with the young people all day because we are not smart enough. That is a genuine thing that is to youth workers, day in and day out, and that is not the case. It is so important that a space is created for young people. When young people are being engaged with - Roisin said she had to take a day off school to attend - it is about fitting it to our timetable. We are all busy people. We all have families, but I ask that Senators work with us on our time as well rather than us having to come out of school, university or our jobs to meet with them because it suits Senators. Meet us halfway.