Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will deal first with the question about children with an assessment of mild Down's syndrome. Clearly, this has been a major concern for the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. She has had detailed discussions on the various reports on the allocation of resources. I know she is satisfied that the issues raised by the parents involved can be addressed. In addition to having a number of pilot projects over a period of time, the Minister is looking specifically at some of the proposals contained in the relevant reports.

Regarding the revised planning regulations for wind turbines, we can take that up with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. I do not actually have a date for their publication.

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