State Examinations
Seanad Éireann — 2022-01-25
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Aisling Dolan (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I thank the Minister of State. I will share my response time with Senator Carrigy.
When are we going to have a response in regard to the leaving certificate? As the Minister of State mentioned, the advisory group will meet in the next few days but when will we have a decision for these parents and students?
In terms of my comments and the issue raised by Senator Carrigy, the Catholic Secondary Schools Parents Association and the Education and Training Board Schools National Parents' Association are not represented within the National Parents Council post-primary. That means no parents of students in Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, are represented in the group making the decision around the leaving certificate 2022.

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Sitting date: 2022-01-25