Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe and thank them for being here. I will try to squeeze in two questions. I would love to hear from Sive. I was a primary school teacher for 20 years and have worked a lot with children with dyslexia in my time. I have fought for the devices and to help them. I would love to hear Sive's experience of these devices when she transitioned from primary to secondary and how they help, including in exams. In the review that came out, spelling waivers were recommended but extra time was not. Perhaps Sive would speak to that and to how extra time is a lot more beneficial than spelling waivers.

A lot of families in south Kildare have spoken to me about their children whom they have taken out of their local school to travel to a school in Tallaght that caters specifically for dyslexia. In all my years, I have never been to that school and I have always wanted to go to see what it does. I have seen the improvement in children when they come back or transition to secondary school. Would it be beneficial to have more of these schools in more counties? Is that the witnesses' opinion? I am just curious about their experience of that school.