Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is very nice to have people before the committee with solutions. I just came from the Joint Committee on Autism where we discussed mental health and other services for people who are autistic. It is important people come to the committee with some solutions.

I apologise that I did not get to hear everyone's input but I read the submissions. I have done some work on the ground with ethnic minority groups and marginalised communities who really struggle with their mental health and wellbeing and of course there are pressures on young women and equally on young men. The Irish National Teachers' Organisation, INTO, published a programme of four simple asks. One of those was to have psychologists in every school. I think that is possible. Obviously I am not the Minister for Education but it is possible to have those supports in our schools for young people to access. In the other committee we were talking about how having services in school can help our children.

I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and for some of the solutions they proposed. I will not take up much of their time. It makes our job much easier when solutions are proposed.