Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Aisling DolanAisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Very good. On Togetherall, an additional budget has been allocated for student counsellors within university and third level structures, along with psychologists and assistant psychologists. How is the roll-out of that going? Is it being promoted centrally through the Department or are universities taking a lead in how to promote that? It was mentioned that students sometimes do not feel comfortable in speaking. It is a different environment. They are going from an environment in secondary school where there is maybe more handholding to third level where they are supposed to be independent and out on their own and in these big lectures if they are studying arts or something like that, like I would have done. How do we encourage students? Maybe this textline service or online services are ways to reach students at third level.

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