Ms Bernie McNally:

There are commitments in the First 5 strategy to engage with parents in order to support services and to ensure that parents are far more influential in the culture of the service. Many services are already doing this because it is part of the Síolta and Aistear curriculum equality framework and there are many examples of good practice from which we can learn. The Minister is committed to looking at what we can do in law to inform parents earlier, without prejudicing a case in any way.