Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 May 2014
62. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 9 April 2014, if all recommendations outlined in the report on the Irish Task Force on Autism 2001 were implemented. [19821/14]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy the Task Force on Autism made many recommendations concerning broad educational provision for children on the autistic spectrum from preschool through to third level. These recommendations provided a basis for the development of educational services and supports for children with autism including the establishment of a range of options for children with autism spectrum disorders, training for teachers in autism-specific approaches and interventions and early educational intervention.
In responding to the recommendations, my Department has given priority to implementing the core legislative and structural measures required to underpin service development and delivery. Many recommendations but not all have been implemented.
