Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Kathleen Moran:
Those who have access. Unfortunately, in Ireland, there is very little access to school libraries. There is only the JCSP library project. They are the only publicly funded school libraries in the country. We attended the World Library and Information Congress in Dublin during the summer, at which there were more than 2,000 delegates from more than 100 countries. We gave a presentation on school library provision in Ireland. The reality was that they were shocked that we have only 30 that are publicly funded.
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