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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I suggest that it is an important question and I would greatly appreciate if you could come back to me with an answer on it. Mental health supports were raised, and I thank Ms Tansey for highlighting the work being done. Much emotional support will be needed by different children going back to school, which may, in the early days, take priority over complicated long division or whatever...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I completely agree with that. It is not just about when they go back but about how they go back and the time allowed for that adjustment is crucial. That is really important work. Has thought been given to conducting cross-curricular work in the open air? From the perspective of greater ventilation there is a need to get children outside rather then have them sit in an indoor classroom for...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I want to talk about fifth year students who have had their education truncated this year and are going into a leaving certificate year. Has special consideration been given to how they will face their leaving certificate year having lost considerable time this year?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department is not responsible for private schools but they clearly must implement the new guidelines the same as everyone else. Has the Department liaised with representatives from private schools, particularly the primary schools?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Is there an organisation that represents them?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I wish to ask a practical question about the dropping-off and collection of children from the same family where there is either blended learning or school attendance for only a certain number of days. I ask that schools make every effort to organise drop-off and collection by siblings or grouped surnames so that a single parent, possibly a working parent, who may already have difficulty...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: One of the very important workplace changes that we all must get used to is what Mr. Ó Foghlú alluded to earlier about adopting a different culture whereby one does not go to work if one has a runny nose or cough. Also, there must be an expectation in the workforce that it is okay for a parent to stay home when his or her child has a runny nose or cough. We will all have to adopt...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. I wish them the very best of luck with all of their hard work over the next number of weeks and hope that it goes incredibly well for everybody.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (10 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: We will suspend until 12 noon when we will meet representatives of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland for an update on congregated settings and meat plants.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Jigsaw for all the work it has done in recent months. On different service delivery types, options and pathways for young people coming in, does Dr. Duffy believe that the online options are working better for people than the face-to-face service or is the interaction different? What is his experience of the nature of this enforced change? Can Dr. Duffy speak about this in a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: On that particular issue, being locked up at home for some people in very trying situations has been extremely difficult. The problem in this regard has been exacerbated in certain circumstances. Are our guests concerned about an increase in the number of referrals relating to abuse or to domestic issues that are having an impact on the children who are presenting? Have our guests seen...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is very interesting what Mr. Longmore says about the surprise of some children at finding a level of support they had not expected or anticipated. Is that what he is saying? It has been a very different picture for different children, has it not?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am very glad to have had this chance to talk with Mr. Longmore about that because my own sense is that this has been very mixed. Of course, when a young person has a relationship with a clinician, to move that online is very difficult. On the other hand, we have all of these different entry points that we are all experiencing in different ways, which can provide greater access, and we...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Miss McGregor who made a very interesting point. We believe that there is a great amount of material going out on social media but it may not be delivered in a way that is reaching people where they are at. Perhaps it is not the right tone, message or connection that is made. It is very important to get that feedback. In returning to an earlier point we have discussed with the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Dr. Duffy. He is correct in that there is much good work going on in different places. We asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for a stand-alone, cross-Government paper on the priorities for children as we reopen society because there is much work going on but it has to be integrated. Can Dr. Duffy provide me with an update on the recommencement of assessments for...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That question may be for the next session. Does anybody else from the Mental Health Reform group know?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is okay. I will be able to pick it up at the next session. I thank the witnesses.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today. I have a couple of questions. My understanding is that the National Forensic Mental Health Service had no patient positive case of Covid-19. Is that correct?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What lessons can we learn from that? Why did that happen? What steps were taken at the different stages to ensure that was so? That is a congregated and closed setting, as are other settings we have looked at so what was different about the National Forensic Mental Health Service?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I congratulate to Mr. Ryan and also, crucially, the staff in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum in that regard. I ask about the timing of the move to Portrane, which is a much more suitable, dedicated facility for mental health detention.