Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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I thank the various groups for their presentations. If more funding was available for facilities the organisations could do more and it probably warrants doing more if the resources were available. Ms Sinéad Keenan and Mr. Pádraig McCabe raised issues around the fact that there is no national strategy and no single body involved. What is the result of that? What is not happening because there is no single body? In terms of a national strategy, perhaps Mr. McCabe would elaborate on what might be the key elements of such a strategy. On the question of why some DEIS schools do not get involved, perhaps he has some local knowledge on what they are saying that might be important. In terms of how we might deliver to children in need in non-DEIS schools without stigmatising them are there any thoughts that may be helpful to us?