Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I can get back to the Deputy with more detail on the process. It started in 2021 so it has been quite a lengthy and detailed process. I imagine it has engaged with providers that have undertaken this work. The real strength of AIM is its flexibility. The DEIS model used in primary and secondary school is "all or nothing" - you get DEIS status or you do not - whereas AIM has graduated levels of supports from one to seven recognising that a situation in different services and indeed different children may be different and should be tailored as such. Our approach to supporting disadvantaged children, and we are looking to advance this, will probably be like that. We will make it somewhat more tailored to the needs of a particular service, recognising that you can have a service in what is regarded as an affluent area but because of renting and different social circumstances of people, some children there may need additional supports.

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