Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 763: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received for reader assistance at State examinations in each of the past five years, including the current academic year to date; the number of those applications that have been approved in each of those years, including the current year to date; the number refused in each of those years, including the current year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11753/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations.

I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the certificate Examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students.

I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to him.