Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth

Issues Affecting People with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Andrea Feeney:

It is probably the context. We are looking to ensure we provide a scheme with eligibility criteria that can be implemented in schools. If we think about the numbers at the moment, there are 815 schools and other centres that are providing the examinations. There is an average of 45 students in each of those schools being provided with reasonable accommodations. There is an average of 13 special centres in each of those schools where students with accommodations are being accommodated. We need to work through all of those issues with stakeholders, and schools are very important stakeholders in this space. However, we also need time to do research on the cumulative impact of the accommodations that are currently there, that is, the time that is currently on the timetable, the spelling and grammar waiver and the additional time.

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