Written answers

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

Department of Education and Skills

State Examinations

Photo of Ivana BacikIvana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations does not provide comprehension assistance to students who have been assessed as requiring assistance by her Department’s educational psychologists; and the supports that are in place to support students with this form of dyslexia in junior certificate examinations. [54224/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Photo of Ivana BacikIvana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to review the State Examinations Commission reasonable accommodation at the certificate examinations scheme; if she will amend the scheme to allow readers to explain the meanings of words or phrases to students who struggle with reading comprehension due to dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54225/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Photo of Ivana BacikIvana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to correspondence (details supplied), if there are plans to use a statutory instrument to amend the scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations to be more inclusive of students with word processing difficulties. [54226/21]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to 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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