Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Mr. Smyth said there approximately 100 students in training programmes every year but far more than that come through psychology degrees. Obviously, there is a significant difference but it seems that between the two stages, we are losing a lot of people who might be fit to help. What is the reason for this? Where are these people going? What are they doing if they are not going into psychology?