State Examinations
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-10
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

There has been a lengthy debate on how the leaving certificate should be done. I do not want to rehash it, but it arose for a number of reasons, such as, the difficulty in covering the course and the anxieties and pressures students were experiencing because of two or more years of Covid and everything that went along with that. What plans are there for mental health supports for students between now and the exams? Will the Minister of State put in place a helpline, run by the Department, to ensure that information on mental health supports is available? There will also be many questions about papers and so on. It would be a useful resource for the Department to provide.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-10