Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As the Taoiseach will be aware, in his and my constituency, Dublin West, there have been meetings of hundreds of parents who have children affected by autism and behavioural disorders. We have put a proposal to Government regarding provision of a special facility for children on the high end of the autism spectrum who, by and large, cannot find places in the ASD special classes because their needs are at a very high level.

Has the Government any proposals to address the needs of these parents and children who need very good services so that they can be facilitated in their education and in their capacity in terms of language and other issues?

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