Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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I fully agree with Ms O'Rourke on the reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations, RACE. I raised it with the Minister last week. This is a programme designed to help students demonstrate their best ability in an exam.

This is a broad question to anybody who wants to answer it. The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 recognised ISL as an individual language in its own right. Has there been a measurable increase in the supports and resources put behind ISL in our guests' opinion and, if not, where does the focus need to be now?