521 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 until such a time as national ASD databases are fully operational, her Department and the Department of Health and Children agree a prevalence rate for ASDs as a basis of forward planning for the provision of services and to ensure that resources will be sufficient — prevalence estimates indicate that as an initial target, provision be made for services for at least 20 per 10,000 with autistic disorder and for 36 per 10,000 with Asperger’s syndrome; 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. [29364/04]

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521 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 until such a time as national ASD databases are fully operational, her Department and the Department of Health and Children agree a prevalence rate for ASDs as a basis of forward planning for the provision of services and to ensure that resources will be sufficient — prevalence estimates indicate that as an initial target, provision be made for services for at least 20 per 10,000 with autistic disorder and for 36 per 10,000 with Asperger’s syndrome; 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. [29364/04]

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