Ms Martina Mannion:

In the context of supports for well-being, the most important support for well-being in our system is the National Educational Psychological Service. We have 237 psychologists working across our schools. They provide a huge level of support not just to children but to teachers and staff. In addition, NEPS provides the counselling in primary schools pilot scheme and well-being practitioners, of which members may be aware. Also, the Department partnered with the Jigsaw service to provide the Neart programme, which was announced in April. That is providing massive support in post-primary schools in terms of well-being.

We are trying to provide a range of measures across the system at primary and post-primary levels, both with NEPS and the additional services we have underneath it.