Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I must read between the lines. Do I take it from the Taoiseach's response that he will not provide additional funding for ABA tuition, he will not recognise ABA as a stand-alone qualification and he is not prepared to reduce waiting lists for assessment? I have to infer his reply from what he does not say as much as what he says. Approximately one in 66 children is affected by autism and that number is increasing. Resources will, therefore, have to be increased regardless. Approximately 150 families such as the Ó Cuanacháins have been left with no option but to go to court to try their luck through the legal system because the State will not deal with their children in the way their psychologists have recommended. Does the Taoiseach not recognise investment in ABA will save the State money in the long run?

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