Written answers

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Department of Health and Children

Services for People with Disabilities

8:00 am

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take the necessary action to attach to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6 a full clinical team, including a consultant psychiatrist, psychologist, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as was attached to it until approximately six years ago to provide essential services for the educational needs of 60 children attending the school with emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties, that such a clinical team be provided in conjunction with a clinic (details further supplied) or through the appointment of appropriate staff directly to the school; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the children attending the school are in urgent need of structured and regular occupational therapy and or speech and language therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26774/10]

Photo of John MoloneyJohn Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

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