Ms Andrea Feeney:

There are just two things I might say about where we go from here. The review of reasonable accommodations is tied into senior cycle redevelopment. As part of senior cycle redevelopment all leaving certificate specifications will be reviewed, including mathematics, and tied into that is our review process. I do not want to harp back to the reform in 2016 and 2017 but we engaged very intently with the Dyslexia Association of Ireland at that time in regard to making the changes we made to the scheme for the 2016-2017 school year. It really welcomed the changes that were made, such as the broadening of access to students who had a general learning difficulty as well as a specific learning difficulty. We have a good track record of listening to stakeholders. The scheme has proved itself to be very responsive in the last number of years. The review is the opportunity to take stock and see what else we need to do about the scheme and the issues the Senator raised will be taken on board at time through the review process.