Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)

Gabhaim buíochas leo as ucht a bheith anseo inniú and for their contributions thus far. A lot of my questions have been touched upon or answered, but I would like to return to the overall consultation process. That seems to have been a huge frustration, or a crucial part of the frustration anyway, for unions. We had officials here last week who stressed how robust the process was. They used the word "unique". The witnesses here today mentioned that there were no mechanisms for submissions to be talked about and evaluated independently. It does not sound like meaningful participation to me. Perhaps they want a little more time to talk to their experiences of that.

In terms of disadvantaged settings, will they elaborate on how Youthreach and prison settings have been neglected in the design of this new senior cycle programme? I will leave it at that for now.