Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents of children with dyslexia have to pay up to €600 for an assessment of their children prior to each State examination in order to secure concessions needed by those pupils in respect of the taking of the examinations; and if the State should carry the cost of such assessments. [20266/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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On foot of a Government decision, the then Minister for Education and Science formally established the State Examinations Commission on 6 March 2003. The commission now has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations and this includes the matter raised by the Deputy. I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply.