Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

There is a question; of course, there is a question.

The Minister stated:

Natural justice, humanity and fairness demand that ABA is made available to those for whom it is the most appropriate mode of treatment. Early assessment is essential. It is nonsense to have speech and language therapy for the education of young children solely under the remit of the Health Service Executive when clearly the Department of Education and Science should have access to it.

My question is that, in calling for closer co-operation and recognising that the Department of Education and Skills intends to close down ABA, which is actual evidence of a continuation of the approach of the former Government-----

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