Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community

Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil)

Photo of Tim LombardTim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My last question is for Professor Ó Duibhir. I am taking liberties and I deeply apologise for it. We have had a very interesting debate. The Dyslexia Association of Ireland talked about what is required for the parent, the child and the family unit, and the stress that is involved. We heard how that child deals with normal issues, such as where his or her shoes are in the morning. Is it not about limiting the stress on that primary school child? What can we do to help them to limit that stress? Should the link be broken to help these children with the written word? Could an oral Irish subject be the solution to make sure, as Deputy Ó Cuív said, we keep the culture but also give the families that are struggling an opportunity to stay going?

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