State Examinations

632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the additional time available to students accessing RACE accommodations to a minimum of 10 minutes per hour, in line with international practice and the supports already provided at third level, to ensure that affected students are not placed at a disadvantage during State examinations; and if she w…

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether students with a formal diagnosis of dyslexia will be eligible for the additional time accommodation announced for the 2026 State examinations, regardless of whether they currently receive a direct intervention accommodation under the RACE scheme; to clarify the categories of "specific needs" covered by the interi…

541. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the decision to provide only an additional ten minutes per exam, rather than per hour, for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate students with dyslexia (details supplied); the rationale for this limited allocation of additional time given that higher education institutions in Ireland typically provide te…

508. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether students with dyslexia will be eligible for extra time in the Leaving Certificate examinations from 2026; when the eligibility criteria and application process will be formally published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5933/26]

510. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll-out for extra time in examinations for dyslexic students; if it will be in place in time for the mock examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/26]

351. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene to ensure that students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams through Irish in 2026 will not be disadvantaged with respect to bonus points due to an administrative decision taken by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5131/26]

359. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the change in policy with respect to the system of bonus points for writing post-primary exams in Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5142/26]

360. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason it will cost up to €317 for students to sit the junior certificate exams (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3278/26]

1992. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for students in care who turn 18 in the period leading up to the leaving certificate; the supports available to such students while they continue their studies; and the supports available to them after completing the leaving certificate. [1493/26]

420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding options available for pre-Junior Certificate students who are looking for non-academic education or training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71343/25]

162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia will be afforded extra time in State exams in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70745/25]

184. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Ireland offering the Baccalaureate. [70463/25]

185. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students taking the Baccalaureate in the last five years. [70464/25]

246. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an educational facility (details supplied) is required to attain examinations centre status in order for students to submit coursework for Leaving Certificate 2026 in light of the recent guidance in the Coursework Rules & Procedures 2025-2026 issued by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on …

297. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if extra time will be in place for State exams 2026 for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66819/25]

311. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed update on the work her Department has undertaken with respect to preparing to provide extra time in State examinations for students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other or diverse neurodevelopmental profiles; to confirm such accommodations for the 2026 State examinations; the engagements she has had with the State Exa…

276. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the use of a standardised marking distribution also known as a bell curve for Irish as is used in English and maths standardised tests. [62490/25]

530. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 21 October 2025, if she is satisfied that the response from the State Examinations Commission is adequate and offers sufficient allowances for students with dyslexia and dyspraxia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61652/25]

556. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support deaf children within the Leaving Cert Applied programme. [62117/25]

693. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a decision will be made in regards to the 2027 Leaving Certificate Gaeilge oral examinations, in particular the number of Strath Pictiuirí (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58235/25]

695. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reintroduced examination fees for Junior Cycle students and Leaving Certificate students expected to sit State examinations in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58245/25]

704. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider waiving the fees for the Leaving and Junior Certificate 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58295/25]

861. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the eligibility criteria and additional time allowed in the SEC’s pilot for extra time in State exams under the RACE accommodations to be published; when she expects the full details of the pilot to be communicated to schools; if she or her Department officials have met with the SEC to discuss the pilot; to report…

862. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the RACE Scheme for 2026, to outline the details behind the extra time pilot, including which candidates will be included in the pilot, the amount of extra time they will receive and when these details will be provided to schools, considering the closing date for reactivation and new applications is 21 November for Leavi…

158. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed introduction of additional time during State examinations for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55801/25]