Mr. Adam Harris:

I thank the committee for having us. It is great news to hear about the progress that is being made about accessibility measures in Leinster House. That is certainly something we can assist with in the summer prior to the committee hearing from families later on.

We will follow up with a couple of pieces that I undertook to send on to the committee. We will continue to be available as a resource throughout the nine months, should the committee need any further input or guidance on specific issues.

There was one question that I did not get to, which related to the idea of regional centres for the summer programme. We need to be as flexible as possible to get the maximum number of children through the programme. What is unknown at the moment is that a school can welcome a child from another school if it has capacity. We have seen some good local examples, but the Department should be promoting that more.

The one point I would make is that it will not work for every child. For some children with the most complex needs, you really need staff and a setting you are familiar with. I thank the committee again.