Mr. Enda McGorman:

We very much see our role as tapered. It is in the support for all. That is why we are developing whole-school policies and practices where we look at the entire student population. We have had a huge growth in the number of programmes available. In fairness to the providers, substantial training has been provided in rolling these out through NEPS and so on. It is to our despair that notwithstanding all the initiatives we have in school, schools are kinder places and much more student-focused than might have been the case in the past. However, because of changes in society, which have been mentioned and I do not propose to list again, we find that all the anxiety, mental health issues and difficulties that have been mentioned are on the increase in spite of all those services. We look at support for all, then support for the many and then support for the few. Our role in school is to say we need external support and expertise. Unfortunately, that is the point when we put our hands out and there is nothing there. We feel like the system is broken all around us and we are the only thing left standing.