Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to specify the person or body that is responsible for providing and funding readers for children with dyslexia who are undertaking State examinations, such as the leaving or junior certificate examinations or mock examinations; and the procedure for securing this vital support. [6724/17]

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a reader funded by the relevant authority to facilitate the taking of State examinations in 2017. [6725/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.

The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission in this regard 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.