Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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116. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available in his Department to assist families in assisting children with dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Dyslexia is a common type of learning difficulty that mainly affects the skills involved in reading and spelling words. I have been informed by the Department of Education and Skills that dyslexia is classified as a Specific Learning Disability and that additional teaching resources and funding are allocated by that Department in order to meet the needs of children with such Special Learning Disabilities, including those with dyslexia. From a health perspective, the provision of health-related services is an operational matter for the HSE. Accordingly, I have asked the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy with information regarding health services which may be available to assist these children.