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

Ms Andrea Feeney:

I do not believe there has been a trade-off. We are not looking at dyslexia and dyscalculia as diagnoses because the scheme is not diagnosis-led; it is based on individual needs.

Students with dyscalculia and dyslexia are accommodated within the scheme on the grounds of learning difficulty but not as a distinct group. There are lots of other students-----