Written answers
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Department of Health and Children
Special Educational Needs
5:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy on the provision of special needs assistants to preschool children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43385/10]
John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, a cross-sectoral working group was established by the Office for Disability and Mental Health earlier this year to develop and agree a framework for the inclusion of young children with disabilities in mainstream pre-school settings. I am advised that the Group's report will be completed in the coming weeks. It will then be circulated to the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Skills for further consideration in the light of available resources and competing priorities for 2011 and subsequent years.
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