Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion.

Ms Aoibh?nn Doyle:

As Mr. Lian said, he and I come from very different schools. His school is in a more urban area whereas mine is in rural Wexford. What I found fascinating and interesting about that, however, is a lot of the results were quite similar. Many students are very positive. They want to take a very proactive approach. There were mentions of transport in that regard, including more initiatives for sustainable transport and, as I mentioned, the need to connect young people like us to leaders such as the Deputy. Bridging that gap is so important. Not many people from a rural DEIS school, such as the one I attend, have the opportunity to talk and speak with members today. Bridging those gaps, even within the county or council, is so important and something we could explore within this subject and topic.