Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-18
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue and I share his horror at the violence and nature of that attack. I too have met representatives of the LGBTI community, especially young people who articulated on a personal level to me the bullying they have been subjected to. In some instances young people have to leave a school and go to an alternative school. That has happened. We must work harder to ensure our anti-bullying strategies penetrate or get traction on the ground. The Minister developed and launched the policy framework, Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying, in November last year. It is a multi-stranded programme. It is a good programme, but we must ensure that we resource it on the ground and that it has a real impact in school communities.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-18