Written answers

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Department of Education and Skills

State Examinations

Photo of Dessie EllisDessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was denied a reader for the leaving certificate examination despite having dyslexia and literacy scores well below the required threshold. [46585/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, 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.

In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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