Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That shows there is something wrong here and that there is a challenge there.

I fear there is also a challenge coming down the track for the State Examinations Commission, SEC, as entry into third level education will change as we start to move back, hopefully, towards apprenticeships with the expansion of further education through SOLAS. The SEC will have a role there. I am interested in hearing where the SEC intends to go. Special accommodation has already been mentioned but it is a challenge for the SEC.

On a personal note, it is rare that somebody like me gets to meet somebody like Mr. Burke at the start of a new career. I am 100% confident that public confidence will be 100% taken care of while the SEC is in his hands. I have worked with him in the past and I know that he is a man who if he meets a difficulty will come straight out and tell people what it is. He will not hide behind anything. It is not often that we get appointments right but in this particular case, the powers that be have picked a great chairman. I congratulate him and wish him all the best.