Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2015
427. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all girl secondary schools; the number of all boy secondary schools; and the number of co-educational secondary schools at which the ShoutOut anti-homophobic and transphobic bullying workshop was conducted between 2012 and 2015. [6636/15]
View answerThe Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying in schools. These actions focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed. My Department does not collate data on which particular workshops have taken place in schools. The Working Group that produced the Action Plan on Bullying recommended that schools should choose the programme best suited to their needs, rather than the Department endorsing particular anti-bullying programmes.
