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

Photo of Peter RochePeter Roche (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I welcome Ms Bissett, Mr. Ewing and Ms O'Brien. It is nice to have a young witness in the House. I applaud what Ms O'Brien is doing. It is fantastic we have reached the stage where there is an in-depth understanding of dyslexia and dyscalculia, whereas in the past there was not, and many suffered as a consequence. The end result of that was people felt like less of a person.

How do the current delays, such as the SEC review of the RACE scheme, impact students and families in practical terms?