13. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he did not issue a policy document on educating children with autism and the consequences of this failure such that there is complete inconsistency in the way autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units have been opened and are now operating, as clearly highlighted in the recently published NCSE-ESRI report entitled Understanding Special Class Provision in Ireland: Findings from a National Survey of Schools, which found school principals varied widely in their attitudes towards the provision of special classes, with their varied responses highlighting a lack of awareness and understanding of how to set up a special class and the necessary criteria and eligibility for establishing them. [23280/14]

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13. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he did not issue a policy document on educating children with autism and the consequences of this failure such that there is complete inconsistency in the way autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units have been opened and are now operating, as clearly highlighted in the recently published NCSE-ESRI report entitled Understanding Special Class Provision in Ireland: Findings from a National Survey of Schools, which found school principals varied widely in their attitudes towards the provision of special classes, with their varied responses highlighting a lack of awareness and understanding of how to set up a special class and the necessary criteria and eligibility for establishing them. [23280/14]

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