Vol. 512 No. 8
62 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will have arrangements made with the South Eastern Health Board to have a care assistant made available for a person (details supplied) who cannot attend school until this appointment is approved. [27369/99]
Responsibility for the provision of educational services to children with special educational needs, including the provision of child care-special needs assistants to assist children in the classroom, is the responsibility of the Department of Education and Science.
I have asked the South Eastern Health Board to give whatever information and assistance it can to that Department to ensure that the child in question is placed in an appropriate educational setting.
