Written Answers. - Health Services.Tuesday, 27 April 1999 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Ms Shortall
asked the
Minister for Health and Children
if his attention has been drawn to the condition of dyspraxia; the services available to persons with this condition; his views on whether the health authorities have still to put a care programme in place to deal satisfactorily with the needs of sufferers of this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen):
Dyspraxia is the impairment of the ability to per[1396] form co-ordinated movements and can result from a variety of neurological conditions. It is a clinical diagnosis made by a clinician in the light of presenting complaints by individual patients. Services to persons with this condition would be provided by the health boards or by non-Government organisations on behalf of the boards as part of the generic community services.
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