335 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation in the report of the task force on autism of October 2001 that her Department establish an independent review body, with parental representation, in keeping with the recommendations of the report of the planning group, A National Support Service for Special Education for Students with Disabilities of 2000, to intervene in cases when provision is disputed; that the appeals system endorse mediation as the preferred method of resolving disagreement or disputes between parents and statutory bodies and that, in the event of an appeal of a draft statement of need based on the multi-disciplinary assessment, the child remain in an interim placement pending the outcome of the appeal and that the model adopted by the Department of Education and Science be accessible, independent and speedy, operating within the maximum timeframes recommended in this report, that the members of the appeals board be independent and have the expertise in autistic spectrum disorder appropriate education; if such a recommendation has been carried out; if so, the extent to which; if not completed, when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32184/04]

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335 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation in the report of the task force on autism of October 2001 that her Department establish an independent review body, with parental representation, in keeping with the recommendations of the report of the planning group, A National Support Service for Special Education for Students with Disabilities of 2000, to intervene in cases when provision is disputed; that the appeals system endorse mediation as the preferred method of resolving disagreement or disputes between parents and statutory bodies and that, in the event of an appeal of a draft statement of need based on the multi-disciplinary assessment, the child remain in an interim placement pending the outcome of the appeal and that the model adopted by the Department of Education and Science be accessible, independent and speedy, operating within the maximum timeframes recommended in this report, that the members of the appeals board be independent and have the expertise in autistic spectrum disorder appropriate education; if such a recommendation has been carried out; if so, the extent to which; if not completed, when it will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32184/04]

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