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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I have number of questions. The findings in the survey show a large number of initiatives in primary schools. There is the Green Flag initiative and a range of other initiatives. Some primary schools have nature walks, nature gardens and gardening in general. I find this often falls off when it comes to second-level education. On foot of the findings in Belvedere College, are people more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Ms Doyle comes from a rural part of County Wexford which I am very aware of. I have no doubt the students in Ramsgrange Community School are a diverse group of people, as I have no doubt is the case in every secondary school across the country. Would Ms Doyle come across many students questioning her beliefs or policy thinking on climate change? Senator Malcolm Byrne spoke about climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Following up on that, is Ms Murphy from a rural part of Ireland and where is she from?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Okay, Ms Murphy is from Dublin. I presume none of the rest of our guests are from rural Ireland and are from urban centres. If Ms Doyle takes County Wexford, we now have bus services from almost 85% of the villages in our county which operate four, five or six times a day going into the main town centres. An awful lot of people are crying out for these services yet when you see the bus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: My next question is for Mr. Irfan and Ms Murphy. Regarding getting younger people involved, and we are talking about a generational change, Tidy Towns groups across Ireland do a fantastic job. They do a really good job in their local communities but one of the biggest challenges they have is encouraging younger people to participate. It does take time. It involves going out on Saturday or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: There is an issue I have often thought about. We have a day for this and a day for the other or whatever the story is but to get young and older people involved, should there be a national clean-up day? There might be one already but if there is, it is badly promoted. On that day everybody could get out into their own local community - young and old - supported by Government, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: Would anyone else like to comment on such an initiative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Education is definitely going in that direction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Education: Discussion. (28 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: In fairness, the Department is very much aware of renewables and renewable energy when it is building new schools. We have a couple of them in County Wexford - as Senator Malcolm Byrne will attest to. The biggest issue we have is old school buildings that we must ensure have environmentally friendly heating systems. I thank the witnesses for coming here today. The discussion has been...

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank each of the three speakers for their valuable contributions. It is nice, on the part of the officials, to hear Tara Kelly and her team acknowledged for the work they put into this report.

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Question put and agreed to.

Message From Select Committee (23 May 2024)

Message From Select Committee (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 and has made amendments thereto.

Message From Select Committee (23 May 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 5.31 p.m. go dtí 2 p.m., Dé Máirt, an 28 Bealtaine 2024. The Dáil adjourned at at 5.31 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 May 2024.

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister of State for her attendance on a Thursday evening. I recognise a huge amount of work has been done in this area. I acknowledge the work of the Minister of State and that of the Minister, Deputy Foley, in taking on a huge number of the recommendations we made in the committee report. It is heartening for me, as the Chair, and for the committee staff and members when a...

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Mary Butler: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to update the House on the progress made on supporting the mental health of our children and young people. I thank the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, for its work on the report Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education. I especially thank the Cathaoirleach of the committee,...

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Sorca Clarke: It is collective.

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Mary Butler: I have increased the budget by 33% since I came to this post four years ago and I believe that a report on supports for mental health for students is required so that we can stop the political point scoring. Approximately €146.5 million is being provided to CAMHS this year. In addition, €110 million is provided to community-based mental health organisations and NGOs...

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I ask for the Members' indulgence. I notice that according to what is before me we will next hear from the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Butler. The only Member speaking afterwards is Deputy Sorca Clarke and then we are back to the Minister of State. It is a bit disjointed. It might be better to hear Deputy Clarke first and then we can give the Minister of State the additional time....

Report of the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Motion (23 May 2024)

Sorca Clarke: They say it is a rarity but let us prove them wrong, a Cheann Comhairle. I will start by saying something that will make me and everyone else here sound like an old fogey. The world we knew as children and young people is extremely different from the world that our children and young people are growing up and living in. It is up to us to support them when they need it, to build resilience...