Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to allow and facilitate the retention of a behavioural analyst at a school (details supplied), which is essential for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23705/21]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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My Department previously funded 13 centres through an ABA pilot scheme for the period 1999-2011. All of these centres applied for and were granted recognition as Special Schools for children with Autism and now form part of the network of special schools. A transitional agreement was put in place between the Department and Patrons of these schools to manage this process.

As part of the transitional agreement my Department provides grant funding to these schools to engage behaviour practitioners. This arrangement has been extended for the forthcoming school year.