118 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a survey commissioned by a support group (details supplied) ascertained that parents of children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder wait an average of four years before securing a diagnosis for their child and that as a consequence there is a substantial delay in providing appropriate services for such children; and the steps she will take to ensure that such assessments and diagnoses are more speedily undertaken and essential services provided. [42173/08]

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118 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a survey commissioned by a support group (details supplied) ascertained that parents of children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder wait an average of four years before securing a diagnosis for their child and that as a consequence there is a substantial delay in providing appropriate services for such children; and the steps she will take to ensure that such assessments and diagnoses are more speedily undertaken and essential services provided. [42173/08]

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