Mr. Dalton Tattan:

It was not a capacity issue but it was based on where we felt the greatest needs were. We felt we had to come up with a list that was achievable and could be easily understood and that schools that wanted to participate in it could deliver on it. That is effectively what informed the approach we took. We have looked at children with the most complex needs and at those at the greatest risk of regression. We engaged with Down Syndrome Ireland, both before and since then and we are meeting with it again tomorrow morning. There is a proposal in place that ensures that for those who are at post-primary school age, provision can be made outside this scheme that is still focused on the summer and with a good degree of flexibility, which is probably in tune to a greater extent with the NCSE policy advice around this area than the July provision scheme as it has traditionally run.