Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

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

Ms Kathleen Moran:

Those who have access. Unfortunately, in Ireland, there is very little access to school libraries. There is only the JCSP library project. They are the only publicly funded school libraries in the country. We attended the World Library and Information Congress in Dublin during the summer, at which there were more than 2,000 delegates from more than 100 countries. We gave a presentation on school library provision in Ireland. The reality was that they were shocked that we have only 30 that are publicly funded.