Gareth Scahill (Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State. In relation to the AIM programme, 69% of participants saw an improvement in peer interaction and more than 95% of providers reported a positive impact on inclusion. That is what we want to see. I did, however, highlight that in some cases parents of children with additional needs are paying more and receiving less. That is an anomaly that we cannot stand over and one that we need to address.

In my first call, I asked that the review include AIM's flexibility, so that the Minister would be flexible and that when I raise this issue, I would not get a traditional piece of correspondence that does not reference the individual case. The flexibility should be there to take on board the individual situation like this where the mother is an occupational therapist and we need her working. I would appreciate it if flexibility could be built into it.