PQ 336
336. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a request from an organisation (details supplied) for reasonable accommodations during State examinations for a specific provision for pupils with epilepsy; if examination candidates who had an epileptic seizure immediately before or during a State exam will be given the opportunity to re-sit any impacted examinations within the same examination cycle and academic year; her views on whether students who had an epileptic seizure before or during a State exam will be at a disadvantage in comparison to other candidates in the same examination cycle; if she has discussed this matter with the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9521/23]
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336. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a request from an organisation (details supplied) for reasonable accommodations during State examinations for a specific provision for pupils with epilepsy; if examination candidates who had an epileptic seizure immediately before or during a State exam will be given the opportunity to re-sit any impacted examinations within the same examination cycle and academic year; her views on whether students who had an epileptic seizure before or during a State exam will be at a disadvantage in comparison to other candidates in the same examination cycle; if she has discussed this matter with the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9521/23]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2023-02-28/336/
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