Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Ireland Prison Education Strategy 2019-2022: Discussion
Ms Caron McCaffrey:
I visit schools regularly and there is such a wide offering that everybody can see something for themselves. There is a big focus around art and music. People generally come to school because they have an interest in art or music. I know our teachers are very skilled in using that as a hook to help people to deal with literacy issues. People might be taken out of a class for 15 minutes to do literacy work. I am sure Ms Higgins has had a lot of experience in Cork Prison in that regard.