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 Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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Is that not exactly the point? It is ethically, morally and politically reprehensible and bankrupt actually not to act on that. Ms Feeney's argument is: "Well, there was a number of recommendations and we had to balance them out and we could not go to the politicians or population and say we are taking 20 minutes off here or taking that the grammar and spelling accommodation off, so what we will do is disproportionately disadvantage this group of people with dyslexia and dyscalculia who need additional time. That is the trade-off." Is that not effectively what she is saying?