131 Ms C. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of her Department’s stance that thousands of persons here fail to access education, social, economic and career opportunities due to communication difficulties of one kind or another and that therapy services help persons to maximise their communication potential and offer assistance with daily living, she is satisfied that the Health Service Executive is delivering adequately speech and language therapy services to children who have been diagnosed with such needs; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is no longer being provided these services by their Health Service Executive provider as they have attempted to transition from primary to secondary school; if, in view of same, this person’s future economic and career opportunities will be severely restricted if the situation is not resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38359/05]

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131 Ms C. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of her Department’s stance that thousands of persons here fail to access education, social, economic and career opportunities due to communication difficulties of one kind or another and that therapy services help persons to maximise their communication potential and offer assistance with daily living, she is satisfied that the Health Service Executive is delivering adequately speech and language therapy services to children who have been diagnosed with such needs; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is no longer being provided these services by their Health Service Executive provider as they have attempted to transition from primary to secondary school; if, in view of same, this person’s future economic and career opportunities will be severely restricted if the situation is not resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38359/05]

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1. 7 December 2005

   Health Services.

   131 Ms C. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of her Department’s stance that thousands of persons here fail to access education, social, economic and career opportunities due to communication difficulties of one kind or another and that therapy services help persons to maximise their communication potential and offer assistance with daily living, she is satisfied that the Health Service Executive is delivering adequately speech and language therapy services to children who have been diagnosed with such needs; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is no longer being provided these services by their Health Service Executive provider as they have attempted to transition from primary to secondary school; if, in view of same, this person’s future economic and career opportunities will be severely restricted if the situation is not resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38359/05]

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