Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for her update. I want to start by focusing on some of the underspends. I noticed there seems to be some underspend with the ECCE access and inclusion model, AIM. Was it all in relation to AIM? What steps are we taking to increase AIM? I noted from the briefing material that you do not need a diagnosis to access AIM.

However, I have visited many schools that have preschool, and they are of the understanding that you do need a diagnosis. Is there a communication issue, and does the Department have a strategy to address that?