Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Positive Mental Health in Schools: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Shane Martin:

It is a different thing, but I am just saying that that is what is happening in other places. We might feel that guidance counsellors are not in a position to offer what we need, but they are critically important in the system. It makes no sense at all to pull them away from their work when mental well-being is such a vital area. It is getting a great deal of attention at the moment, particularly here.