Michael Finucane
Question:254 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the grant assistance which is available to schools which cater for pupils with dyslexia problems.
Written Answers. - Grants for Special Schools.
The condition to which the Deputy refers is most appropriately encompassed within the term specific reading disability.
At present there are two special schools for such children, St. Oliver Plunkett School, Monkstown, County Dublin and Catherine McAuley School, Baggot Street, Dublin. My Department fund the capital and operational costs of these two schools.
Children with less severe reading disabiities normally attend their local national school where they are catered for by the remedial teaching service. In addition to paying the salaries of remedial teachers, my Department provide grants for the purchase of necessary text materials to enable pupils to be assessed. In 1991 the total amount of such grants will be £130,000 approximately.