Since we agreed the Order of Business last week we have had the really shocking announcement of the Government's bloody-minded insistence on going back to a traditional leaving certificate, which ignores the clear call of leaving certificate students for an alternative. Will the Taoiseach allow for a debate on the leaving certificate and the options and alternatives for students? The Minister for Education will be in the House this evening----- We need a specific discussion on this. -----to answer questions on the leaving certificate.
Has the Taoiseach agreed to a debate on the leaving certificate? It is as clear as day that the Taoiseach is saying: "No, the Minister won't be brought in to answer questions on this matter." That is what the Taoiseach is saying.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Marc Ó Cathasaigh; Níl, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Denise Mitchell.
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