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Wexford members of ISSU backs calls to lower voting age to 16
It follows legislative moves to lower the voting age to sixteen introduced in recent weeks.
They are urging all political parties and members of the Oireachtas to vote for any measure that would allow sixteen and seventeen year olds to participate in democracy.
Speaking to South East Radio, ISSU officer and 5th year student at Wexford CBS Quinton Kelly says age does not define strong decisions.
“Personally, at 16, I feel I would have been well educated by my school and those around me to make a mature decision that would impact my life.
A 24 x 7 call centre has been set up to resolve any issues faced by hospitals related to supply of medical oxygen and health facilities may call 104 for assistance, the Tamil Nadu government said on Saturday. The demand for medical oxygen from hospitals and nursing homes is expected to rise as the number of COVID-19 cases was increasing and oxygen manufacturing industries in the State have been instructed to explore methods to increase production, the government said.
Tamil Nadu has nearly one lakh active cases (95,048) out of the total 10.51 lakh and on Friday, the state reported 13,776 fresh infections. Tankers carrying medical oxygen are being provided Green corridor facility for quick transportation along with police escort wherever necessary to increase availability of oxygen, an official release said.
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16-year-olds are ‘too immature, uninformed and inexperienced’ to be given the right to vote, according to Social Care Ireland.
Fianna Fáil Senator Malcolm Byrne has called for the voting age to be reduced to 16 in a bid to encourage youth participation in politics and build a “new deal for young people as we come out of COVID.”
On
Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Senator Byrne and Social Care Ireland (SCI) founder Noel Howard debated the proposal.
16-year-olds ‘too immature and uninformed’ to vote - Social Care Ireland
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Senator Byrne said young people have illustrated their maturity in recent years on everything from climate change and human rights to community youth facilities.
Some second-level schools are going ahead with ‘mock’ exams for Leaving Cert students despite strong advice from the Department of Education not to run them.
The ‘mocks’ are not prohibited, but schools cannot use them as a basis for estimated marks to be awarded to students under the accredited grades process.
Official guidance recommends that teachers conduct no more than three one-hour assessments – much shorter than a typical mock paper and spread between now and the middle of May – to gather evidence for estimated marks.
Apart from not wanting to subject students to over-assessment, with exam candidates only back in the classroom this week for the first time since Christmas, schools have been told to focus on teaching and learning.