Written answers

Tuesday, 13 December 2005

Department of Education and Science

Special Educational Needs

11:00 pm

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an educational psychologist report will be carried out for a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38779/05]

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of children are awaiting educational psychologist reports to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the National Educational Psychological Service will carry out these assessments on the autism class at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38787/05]

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of children are awaiting educational psychologist reports to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the National Educational Psychological Service will carry out these assessments on the autism class at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/05]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 432, 433 and 436 together.

The assessment of needs of, and the provision of services for, children with autistic spectrum disorder, ASD, require a collaborative approach between education and health services. To this end, I understand from the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, that a meeting is to take place shortly between NEPS and the Health Service Executive — HSE-midlands area in regard to the needs of children from this HSE area who are attending an autism unit in the school in question in County Kildare. Every effort will be made to progress matters for all children in the autism unit, including the particular child in question.

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