Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that reasonable accommodations for the leaving certificate exam have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will detail the reasons these accommodations have not been awarded to the person in question; if his attention has been drawn to the exceptional circumstances at play in this case; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and upset being caused to the person and their family as a result of this decision; his views on whether this decision is fair; if he will review this matter and ask that an exemption be made in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25306/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading from their website: www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.