John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if resolution has been found to all of the issues in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, relevant to the National Educational Psychological service reports and their educational needs; if ABA will be the framework through which the curriculum will be delivered; if a teacher has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6459/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that the pupils to whom the Deputy refers are due to enrol in an autism class being newly provided for within a national school in Kilkenny and that a teacher has been appointed in this regard. Preparations are currently being made to accommodate the class within the school campus.

The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children, including those with autism, receive an education appropriate to their needs, preferably through the primary and post primary school network where children can mix with their wider peer group and have maximum opportunities for integration. My Department supports an eclectic approach to the education of children with autism where a range of teaching methods can be applied specific to the needs of individual pupils.