152 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance, in circumstances in which a child has been diagnosed with dyslexia by a psychologist from the Department of Education and Science with a reading ability of 4% and IQ of 85, and the parents have been advised to look at private tuition and typing courses for dyslexic children, which costs approximately €260 per month and involves the purchase of a laptop with special software, and they also pay €750 for a special course to help the child, if they would be entitled to tax relief for this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/09]

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152 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance, in circumstances in which a child has been diagnosed with dyslexia by a psychologist from the Department of Education and Science with a reading ability of 4% and IQ of 85, and the parents have been advised to look at private tuition and typing courses for dyslexic children, which costs approximately €260 per month and involves the purchase of a laptop with special software, and they also pay €750 for a special course to help the child, if they would be entitled to tax relief for this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/09]

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