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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to tease that out. The counsellors would actually be in the schools.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: That would see each primary school having a counsellor attached to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Have costings been done on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: When Professor Downes says a national pilot, if we had the situation then where there was a counsellor for every two schools, how much would that cost?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I completely think that it is the right way to go. What workforce planning must we do at this point? We do not have enough counsellors to meet the existing need. Have we quantified the number of counsellors we would need anywhere? What would we need to do right at this point to have, say, an intake of fully-trained counsellors next September?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: We have enough counsellors as it is at the moment. That is interesting. Professor Downes is saying we haves a sufficient number of counsellors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank Professor Downes for that; I understand. That would contradict the fact that if somebody looks for a counselling service tomorrow in County Mayo, it may take months for that person to get that service. The fact that we have enough counsellors would almost contradict that. I am only trying to join the dots.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Can I suggest that we take up the invitation, when our schedule allows, to go to Ballyfermot and look at the model there? I would be interested in that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. My first question is for the IUA. In her opening statement Professor Dooley said that students from less well-off backgrounds are more likely to suffer from mental health issues and that financial pressure is a leading contributing factor to mental health issues. We all know that rent is now one of the biggest barriers to third level...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I hear about people dropping out. This is with regard to apprenticeships also. What does it say to people if they are forced to drop out because of their financial circumstances and having to commute due to not having accommodation? We are telling the students they have failed at this. How are we picking up and looking after these students and young people? They have not failed....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes, I agree. Sometimes the figures are played about with because we have the student assistance fund that would have been increased by a certain amount, which it has, but not to the extent that is presented and the expectation is there for students. There are also students at college now from families who never thought they would have to access a student assistance fund. We have a smaller...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: For sure. Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: The IUA highlighted how international students are likely to experience particular mental health difficulties. What would be the average percentage of international students in publicly funded universities and colleges? That question is for Professor Dooley. What would be the percentage be of international students in private colleges? That one is for Ms O'Sullivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Does the 28% capture all of those students?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: What is the percentage in terms of the private colleges?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I was just trying to get the percentage of international students coming here in order to get a picture of the particular challenges around mental health for those students. We have 28% in the HEAs and for private colleges it is just 15%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: As a follow on from that, how much is allocated for mental health supports and services by the private colleges?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Overall, is there a ballpark figure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: I would not expect Ms O'Sullivan to have the information today. Perhaps she could let the committee know how much is allocated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)
Rose Conway-Walsh: Will Professor Dooley indicate how far away we are from having proper core funding?