Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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On the issue of libraries, I was impressed by the sensory room that Belmullet library has. I had never seen it before, but I was there last week, and there was a table with games on it. What a wonderful safe space for people who are stressed out, whether children or adults, to have and to be able to relax in. I agree regarding the work libraries are doing. The greater a role libraries can play, the better. I commend all the libraries. They are so important.

On Ms Connolly's recommendation on further funding and provision of universal and targeted early intervention programmes, where does Barnardos wish to see the funding and resources targeted? I imagine being in a school where teachers are already stressed out and trying to cope with the day-to-day things to get through each day, never mind what they may be experiencing themselves in respect of accommodation and affordability, etc. How can we then hope to have universal early intervention programmes when schools are under so much stress and strain?