Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Mannnion. It is just that we have to finish by 1 o'clock and I want to get in as well.

I ask the officials to give brief answers, if at all possible. Among a number of groups we had in earlier was Chime. It fears the gap widening between the mainstream school and people within the deaf community and the educational attainment not being published. I cannot understand why it is not being published because we can learn a significant amount from the publication of data. Has the Department data to hand on how many people who go to a mainstream school who are deaf or people who go to a school for the deaf go on to complete the leaving certificate? It may be easier to ask the percentage of such students who do not complete their leaving certificate.