Ms Bernie McNally:

Is Senator Devine referring to the access and inclusion model scheme? Part of the access and inclusion model is about access to therapy services. However, I gather that the waiting list Senator Devine is referring to may fall outside of that. Within the AIM scheme, most therapy posts are now in place. In the case of any early years service that requires therapy input, we believe access is being achieved within a few weeks. It is early days, since this only kicked off on 1 September but we believe that those responsible are making contact with the local early intervention teams and getting any critical intervention that is required for children. We are monitoring this closely. We have an implementation group in place with a parent representative on it, etc. We will continue to monitor the position.