Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion
Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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In terms of education, the Minister needs to work the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, on this. If the message in the past week has been corrupted to such an extent, the messages our young people are getting are subject to corruption. There is work that could be done in the early stages of secondary school where the facts are put out. Children today are good at accessing and deciphering information and they put a great deal of faith in their teachers.