Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Anjelica Foley:

It is a terminal exam and if one looks across the globe, we have made submissions about leaving certificate reform but even the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child stated that we needed to reform it because it causes too much stress and places pressure on mental health.