Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Kenny has left the Chamber but I put on the record that a clinical review group is being established to follow up on the HRB report.

I thank Deputy Dillon for raising what is a very important report. I am a passionate believer in school completion and have been all my life. We have very high rates of school completion in Ireland but the school completion rate of the cohort referenced in the report, that is, young carers, is affected by their caring duties, as are their school performance and their progression to third level . I will talk to the Minister for Education and others to see what we can do to assist young carers to optimise their performance in education generally and ensure they are not negatively impacted by their caring role.

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