Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-05-20
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Jennifer Whitmore (SD), Wicklow

If I may, I will ask one question initially and get a response to it and then ask further questions. I wish to ask about the transition task force, an issue I raised with the Minister two weeks ago. I put forward the proposal that the Department bring together all the key Departments and the NGOs to look at how we can transition our children and young adults back into both their school communities and the general community. A cross-departmental approach has to be taken on this, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs will be the key Department to bring those bodies and Departments together to do it. The Minister said at the time that she was open to that suggestion. The Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, informed Deputy Shortall that he was also open to considering it. Has there been any progress in this regard? Will the Minister provide an update on the matter?

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Sitting date: 2020-05-20