Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will do my best to address my questions to the appropriate people but there is such a broad depth of knowledge among the witnesses, it might be difficult and a few people might want to give their input. My first question concerns IEPs, which a number of people mentioned in their submissions. Coming from an educational background, I came from a school where IEPs were implemented as part of standard practice. I acknowledge it might be a bit hit-and-miss in other schools across the country. Is there any reason why schools should not be doing them? There seems to be a reluctance in certain quarters. Is it the case that there might a reluctance to implement them because of the lack of a statutory footing? At the same time, should we not be advocating for their widespread use as part of good practice in schools? Could one of the witnesses comment on IEPs in that regard?