Darragh O'Brien (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in Dublin north that have an autism outreach programme; and if she will list the schools and the number of places per school for children with Autism. [4274/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for the establishment of special classes for autism and for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. The NCSE will continue to establish additional autism classes where the need arises in both special schools and mainstream schools.

I have arranged for the details requested by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply.