Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 850: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if, in view of the circumstances of the case this person can be recognised and sanction given for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14826/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The special educational needs organiser, SENO, reviewed the professional reports submitted by the school for the child in question. The reports indicated that the child did not have a clear diagnosis of autism and therefore would not be appropriately placed in a pre-school or early intervention class for children with autism.

The SENO then met the parents of the child in question and advised them of the position. Additional professional documentation was then furnished to the SENO. The SENO has advised the school authorities that based on the new documentation submitted, the child now meets my Department's criteria for enrolment in a pre-school or early intervention class.