Michael McCarthy
Ceist:
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Deputy Michael McCarthy
asked the
Minister for Education and Skills
in respect of the rules set out in Circular M10/94, the number of pupils who receive an exemption under the following sections of part C: pupils who function intellectually at average or above average level but have a specific learning disability of such a degree of severity that they fail to achieve expected levels of attainment in basic language skills in the mother tongue; pupils who have been assessed as having a general learning disability due to serious intellectual impairment, that is, a mental handicap and are also failing to attain adequate levels in basic language skills in the mother tongue; pupils who have been assessed as having a general learning disability due to serious sensory impairment and are also failing to attain adequate levels in basic language skills in the mother tongue; if there are any plans to update this circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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