Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For sure, I will. It is a great model. Any additional supports that can be made available to children in any educational setting should be made available. As I previously said in respect of AIM supports, there is flexibility in the model. That is important. It can provide targeted supports and universal supports. Targeted measures are very much based on the individual needs of children. These might comprise specialised equipment or appliances or a capital grant to make minor alterations. As I have said, there can also be supports to reduce the child-adult ratio in the room or to provide an extra staff member to be shared as a resource. There is great flexibility there. I reiterate that we intend to go beyond what is currently there and to design a model for younger children who are not yet eligible for the ECCE programme. That would also be a positive step.

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