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MINISTER FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION TAKEN ON NOTICE 13 FEBRUARY 1991

Autistic Childrens Unit

MR STEVENSON - asked the.Minister for Health, Education and the Arts:

My question ...concerns the needs of the handicapped, particularly those young children attending the autistic childrens unit at Hughes Primary School ...Is there inadequate cooling. Would the situation also exist in winter with inadequate heating, and what operating funds have been allocated for the operation of that autistic childrens unit, and if these situations are correct what can be done?

MR HUMPHRIES - the answer to Mr Stevensons question is:

No. Although the classrooms used by the Unit were built

in the early days of the school, cyclical maintenance

procedures monitor ventilation, insulation and heating.

Cooling and heating provisions are adequate for normal weather conditions.

Additional portable fans and heaters are provided on request during extreme weather conditions.

The Unit is funded on a needs basis and caters for up to 8 children. Provision is made for:

one full time teacher, one full time assistant, materials and equipment, and taxi transport for all children both to and from the Centre

It is considered that the Unit is amply staffed and resourced for its current function.

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