Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Committee on Public Petitions

Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion

Ms Andrea Feeney:

I mentioned the reform in the 2016-17 year.

We had moved on to the next stage of the review that was initiated by our board of commissioners. This next stage related to assistive technology. Covid threw all of us off balance at that stage. Work that had been done on such technology was paused. We were also working on the deferred examinations at leaving certificate level. It has been part of an ongoing, phased approach to introducing as many changes and improvements to the scheme as we can, in a responsive way, without waiting for the end, so to speak.