Seanad debates
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Commencement Matters
Weight of Schoolbags
10:30 am
Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source
I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am concerned that we are pushing things down to boards of management. A recent high-profile case regarding the abuse of a lady while she was a student in a primary school in Cork came back to bite the Department and the Government. As the Legislature, we have a responsibility. We cannot shed it to boards of management. We cannot offload it to subject teachers or parents. We must put directives in place.
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