Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The reason I was asking was along the lines of what Deputy O'Meara mentioned. We often hear that everything we learn in secondary school is really important. I am not trying to take away from the project work and examination work when I say that it is also about the way we learn. I agree with Mr. Jones that it is not all about rote learning. There are many skills to learning. I was just curious to know whether Mr. Ó Caoimh had started a third level course and whether the learning from the leaving cert was relevant. I ask him to briefly answer a second question I have. Under a pilot scheme that is being trialled in primary schools, emotional counselling and therapeutic support will be provided in the school setting. What is the union's view on that? Should it be expanded across the entire second level system?