985. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence from a crèche in Dublin 11 (details supplied) regarding the provision of teaching assistants under Aim Level 7; if changes to the Aim support system will be introduced to take into account that some areas of the country can often have a greater level of demand for supports for children with additional and complex needs than other areas, given that, currently, a crèche experiencing high levels of demand and capacity constraints may not be able to get an allocation of additional teaching assistants regardless of the number of children in the crèche who are allocated supports under Aim Level 7; what supports his Department will provide to address capacity issues in relation to early years teaching provision in Dublin 11 and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47473/23]

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985. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence from a crèche in Dublin 11 (details supplied) regarding the provision of teaching assistants under Aim Level 7; if changes to the Aim support system will be introduced to take into account that some areas of the country can often have a greater level of demand for supports for children with additional and complex needs than other areas, given that, currently, a crèche experiencing high levels of demand and capacity constraints may not be able to get an allocation of additional teaching assistants regardless of the number of children in the crèche who are allocated supports under Aim Level 7; what supports his Department will provide to address capacity issues in relation to early years teaching provision in Dublin 11 and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47473/23]

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