Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The sub-committee which worked on the guidelines comprised representatives from the Departments of Health, Children and Youth Affairs and Education and Skills, as well as the Health Service Executive. Funding was provided by the National Office for Suicide Prevention which fully supports this work. The programme will be examined in the light of its application to the current school landscape. I do not wish to give the impression that its application will be in some way dependent on the implementation of the transition year programme. It represents the same thinking in the reform proposed for the junior cycle curriculum rather than in transition year.

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