Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 May 2013
186. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been refused a reader for the leaving certificate examination, having been assigned a reader for the Junior Certificate, and having successfully passed the educational psychologists needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21527/13]
View answer187. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that all students who have appealed their application for a reader for the leaving certificate, will receive a decision early to mid May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21528/13]
View answer188. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that all students who have appealed their application for a reader for the junior certificate, will receive a decision early to mid May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21529/13]
View answer189. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of comments made by individual teachers and schools that the number of successful applications for the appointment of a reader has been reduced, he will confirm the number of applications for readers, for the junior certificate, that were rejected in 2013, as a percentage of the number of students who applied; the way this percentage compares to the percentage number that were rejected in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/13]
View answer190. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of comments made by individual teachers and schools that the number of successful applications for the appointment of a reader has been reduced, he will confirm the number of applications for readers, for the leaving certificate, that were rejected in 2013, as a percentage of the number of students who applied; the way this percentage compares to the percentage number that were rejected in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 190, inclusive, together.
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. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme is available for downloading from their website: www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
