Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome and thank all the witnesses for their opening statements. Mr. Mulherin gave a practical example of how the Department of Rural and Community Development is liaising with the Tidy Towns committees in every county throughout the country. Has there been any communication with the Department of Education on schoolbooks? I think the Department changed the curriculum such that it would not be possible for schoolbooks to be used by oncoming classes. I would not think that is very sustainable. There were probably other issues with the Department of Education such as maybe the recycling of school uniforms or their reuse in some cases. Was there any interaction between the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Education on issues like that?