Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth
Implementation of National Youth Strategy: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Rachael Murphy:
It is similar. We would like to see, where there is a space, conversations and co-creation. The youth sector has to recognise the role of the Department and its statutory responsibilities and it has to respect our expertise in this area, which it does. We can point to previous successes. The previous youth strategy was very good - it was co-created by the Department, other Departments and the youth sector - but the implementation, not so much. Again, it is about anything where the youth sector has a voice and that voice is respected and valued. It will not always be listened to.
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