Cecilia Keaveney (Fianna Fail)

To return to the issue of the ability of children to communicate their difficulties, I draw the Minister's attention to the fact that music and arts therapies are not professionally recognised in this country although they are in every other English-speaking country in the world. Arts therapies, such as art, drama or music therapy, are recognised for their ability to facilitate communication by people at risk who may not be able to communicate through words. Is the Minister familiar with music therapy and will he lend his support to increasing the use of these therapies? These are not community music groups but clinical interventions which in most other countries involve multi-disciplinary teams.