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 Pauline TullyPauline Tully (Sinn Fein)
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It is a lot more than that. That echoes what I am hearing from parents as well. Ms O'Brien was diagnosed late in sixth class. That means she had almost eight years of education without getting any of the supports.

What a difference getting those supports early in education would have made. That is unfair. Does Ms Bissett see any improvement in making an effort to diagnose children with dyslexia and give them the supports they need as early as possible?