Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Consent Programmes in Irish Education: Discussion

Dr. P?draig MacNeela:

That is why consent education is another important area. There are five facilitators and staff members in different parts of the country working on this. We realise that we have to combine and collaborate. In our vision, we would really like the space to be able to focus on working with boys and young men. That is really essential.

Regarding our funding, we are very grateful that we are supported by a philanthropic foundation so we have funding for the next four years. Once an organisation has some funding, it has a basis to pursue other revenue streams. We recently received a system performance grant from the HEA. That will keep is very active in universities for the next three years. We are a resource for the education sector. Whatever doors people want to open, we will happily help them. The resources will need to come from the schools, the teachers and those specialised posts.

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