Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-19
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Norma Foley (FF), Kerry

We will have to agree to disagree as to clarity. I am very clear that the sanction is outlined in the Bill. Where such cases are found to have arisen, the penalty is the withholding of the grade. I will again be clear. There is no requirement for this to happen. There will be a review. Again, the provision says "may" rather than "must". It enables the State Examinations Commission, SEC, to carry out a review rather than requiring it to do so. The section allows for a full review to take place and an adjudication to be made. If it is adjudicated that a person provided false or misleading information, the penalty will be the withholding of the accredited grade.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-19