Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am just about to finish. There are loads of options. Training courses could also be offered as part of in-service training and other forms of continuous professional development or better still why not have first aid and CPR included in the curriculum in the higher diploma or professional master of education in primary education, PME, in the teacher training colleges? This is the most logical and cost effective option. Some trainee teachers have told me they can take first aid but have to pay for it themselves. Personally, I think to expect already hard pressed students to do external first aid courses out of their own pockets is neither fair nor feasible. The skill to save a pupil’s life should not be left to chance and should not be discretionary. It should be top priority.

One of the greatest features of our education system is that children-----