Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education

Ms Maureen Murray:

I 100% agree with everything Mr. Power said. This issue is far bigger than we can conceive. If there were one thing I would love to see happen rapidly, it is that we would have the capacity to immediately take down information when it is put up. Very often the process of trying to get information and photographs removed is absolutely tortuous. The second point is that we need to upskill our staff and our young people in their knowledge and understanding of the use of technology, and the use of that computer in their hand and pocket all day. I would take away the words "mobile phone". It is a misnomer. It is a life-size computer, with world access in your pocket.