Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Europe Day and the European Year of Youth 2022: Engagement with Comhairle na nÓg

Mr. Leo Galvin:

Just to build on what Ms Agrawal said, the forums already exist. There are already many organisations, forums and groups that cover what young people want to say, but on the manner in which it is dealt with, it is usually swept under a rug, almost. There is not much done with the information provided. I do not mean to be rude, but it almost works as a two-way street, to some degree. I have spoken to young people and many of them did not know that the Erasmus programme existed until I spoke to them. It is very much two way in that manner. They do not know what the EU is doing for them, but the EU does not know what they want.