Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion.

Photo of Mairéad FarrellMairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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Great, it sounds very good. As there are time limitations, I will move on to Mr. Irfan. I welcome him back. He is nearly a regular visitor at this stage. On the subject of climate action and sustainable development he mentioned, when he responded to Deputy Clarke he referenced it involves organising, campaigning and protesting. As somebody who has been doing that for the past 20 years, I know it involves very good, practical skills, no matter what you are doing. If you can organise a good protest, you will know how to organise pretty much everything else. Will Mr. Irfan talk a little more on the themes that will be touched on? I totally take on board what he said. It is hard for teachers to bring on new subjects and all that kind of thing, but it is quite an exciting subject.