52 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether the Outreach units have the number of therapists and psychologists necessary to provide a proper service for autistic children and whether the current level of respite and home support is adequate; if he will arrange for a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist to be assigned to each two class unit so that each child can have the daily intensive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy required; and if he will further arrange for the appointment of a psychologist to each of the teams within the Eastern Health Board area with sole responsibility for each of the Outreach units and make available the respite care and home support required by each family on a regular basis. [9948/00]

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52 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children his views on whether the Outreach units have the number of therapists and psychologists necessary to provide a proper service for autistic children and whether the current level of respite and home support is adequate; if he will arrange for a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist to be assigned to each two class unit so that each child can have the daily intensive speech and language therapy and occupational therapy required; and if he will further arrange for the appointment of a psychologist to each of the teams within the Eastern Health Board area with sole responsibility for each of the Outreach units and make available the respite care and home support required by each family on a regular basis. [9948/00]

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