Mr. Tiernan O'Neill:

On the therapeutic supports, we sometimes forget the mental health supports. I am a huge advocate of play and music therapies and the impact that has in schools. I previously mentioned that for many years we were looking at children who were literally at times living in a community that was imploding. This was back in the noughties. They were expected to come to school and engage with a curriculum having seen the most horrific atrocities the evening before. They were expected to leave their psychological baggage at the gate and to come in to engage with curriculum. It just does not work. We see the impact of having that therapeutic support woven into the school day and how it enables children to regulate emotions and ultimately leads to better educational outcomes for children.