Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will ask my officials to examine how this can be best approached. What we are trying to do is make sure that the school environment is one in which young people feel safe, supported, confident, resilient and have the ability to look for help for themselves and the confidence not to feel there is any stigma attached to looking for help and having the resources available either from directly going to a counsellor or other person within the school who can refer them on. We are very keen to have that sort of support for young people and the Deputy's suggestions are worthwhile in that context. I will get my officials to assess how we can integrate Deputy Boyd Barrett's suggestion.

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